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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Knowledge, Experience and Perception of Gender-Based Violence Health Services: A Mixed Methods Study on Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Tanzania.

Caroline Mtaita, Samuel Likindikoki, Maureen McGowan, Rose Mpembeni, Elvis Safary, Albrecht Jahn

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caroline MtaitaHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1351-2884
Samuel LikindikokiDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam 65001, Tanzania.
Maureen McGowanHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7630-9862
Rose MpembeniDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam 65015, Tanzania.
Elvis SafaryHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2341-7760
Albrecht JahnHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZ

Funding

Tuberculosis Research Institute at MUHASD43TW009573 · FIC · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI ADAMS, LISA VIRGINIA · 2013 to 2022
$3.0M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience gender-based violence (GBV) in Tanzania and only few seek GBV health services following violence. The objectives of our study are (1) to evaluate knowledge of gender-based violence among AGYW, (2) to explore their perceptions of and experiences with GBV health service quality and (3) to evaluate access to comprehensive GBV services. This study employed an explanatory, sequential mixed methods design in two districts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Kinondoni and Temeke). A quantitative cross-sectional survey among AGYW (n = 403) between 15-24 years old was performed to assess their knowledge of GBV as well as perceptions of and experiences with GBV health services. The quantitative data was complemented by 20 semi-structured in-depth interviews with participants. Out of 403 study participants, more than three quarters (77.9%) had moderate to good knowledge of how GBV is defined and what constitutes gender-based violence. However, few participants (30.7%, n = 124) demonstrated knowledge of GBV health services offered at local health facilities. For example, only 10.7% (n = 43) of participants reported knowledge of forensic evidence collection. Additionally, of 374 participants (93% of total participants) who reported to have received GBV education sessions, only 66% accessed GBV health services (n = 247) and about half of these (52.7%, n = 130) were satisfied with these services. The study indicated that-despite good knowledge about what constituted GBV-knowledge about the roles and availability of GBV health services was limited and utilization of GBV health services remained low. Coordinated actions need to be strengthened to reach AGYW who remain unaware of GBV health services offered at health facilities by improving GBV service quality, bettering interventions aimed at reducing GBV among AGYW in Tanzania, and scaling-up integrated service models, such as GBV one-stop centers.

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Gender-Based ViolenceAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth ServicesHumansPerceptionTanzaniaYoung Adultadolescent girlsgender-based violenceknowledgeTanzaniayoung women

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