Rape in Nigeria: a silent epidemic among adolescents with implications for HIV infection

Glob Health Action. 2014 Aug 22:7:25583. doi: 10.3402/gha.v7.25583. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Morenike O Folayan¹, Morolake Odetoyinbo², Abigail Harrison³, Brandon Brown⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
² Positive Action for Treatment Access, Lagos, Nigeria.
³ Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health Providence, RI, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA; [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Child
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / transmission*
Humans
Male
Mass Media
Nigeria / epidemiology
Rape* / prevention & control
Rape* / psychology
Rape* / statistics & numerical data
Stereotyping

Grants and funding

R24 HD041020/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States