Gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health among low-income youth in three Brazilian cities

In this article, we investigate how gender-based violence (GBV) affects the sexual and reproductive health of impoverished adolescents and young adults. We analyse data from a 2011 survey of 450 young women and 300 young men aged 15 –29, living in poor neighbourhoods of three middle-sized cities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In this survey we used a closed-ended questionnaire to collect data from 150 women and 100 men in each city. Our main goal was to explore the relationship between GBV and young women’s autonomy in relation t o their sexuality, using indicators appropriate to Brazil.
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research