title: Assessing unwanted early sexual experiences in a South-African sample.
abstract: This study assessed the prevalence of unwanted early sexual experiences of 1434 first-year university students, of whom 409 (28.5%) reported exposure to early unwanted sexual experiences. Most respondents reported knowing the perpetrator (80.2%) and being exposed to the unwanted behavior once (175; 45.7%). The most common coercive practice was "talk" (109; 38%) followed by being scared because they were bigger and stronger (61; 21.3%).
authors.affiliation: University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa. lnicholas@ufh.ac.za
authors.forename: Lionel J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nicholas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology