Dating violence among undergraduates in Western Province: Magnitude, types, associated factors and effectiveness of an intervention in reducing violence
NRC Grant No: 16-024
Research Institute: General Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityArea of Research: Community Medicine
Summary
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Objectives
General objective
To determine incidence of violent events, types, consequences and associated factors of dating violence and effectiveness of an educational intervention in relation to improvement in knowledge and attitudes to develop healthy dating relationships among undergraduates in selected state universities in the Western Province
Specific objectives
1. To determine the incidence of violent events in dating among undergraduates in state government universities in the Western Province
2. To describe types of dating violence among undergraduates in selected state universities in the Western Province
3. To describe consequences following dating violence among undergraduates in selected state universities in the Western Province
4. To determine associated factors of dating violence among undergraduates in selected state universities in the Western Province
5. To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention in relation to improvement in knowledge and attitudes to develop healthy dating relationships among undergraduates subjected to dating violence in selected state universities in the Western Province