Interventions for Violence Prevention among Young Female Hawkers in Motor Parks in South-Western Nigeria: A Review of Effectiveness

An intervention study was carried out among hawkers, drivers, instructors, police and judicial officers to reduce the incidence of violence against young female hawkers in three states of south-western Nigeria. Knowledge and experience of violence among the hawkers before and after the interventions...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health 2004-07, Vol.7 (1)
Main Author: Olufunmilayo I Fawole, Ademola J Ajuwon, Kayode O Osungbade and Olufemi C Faweya
Format: Article
Language:English
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Violence, women, gender, Nigeria
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Summary:An intervention study was carried out among hawkers, drivers, instructors, police and judicial officers to reduce the incidence of violence against young female hawkers in three states of south-western Nigeria. Knowledge and experience of violence among the hawkers before and after the interventions were then compared. Findings show that they had greater knowledge of the different types of violence (p
ISSN:1118-4841