Gender-Based Violence at One Stop Crisis Management Center of Tertiary Care Centre

Authors

  • Suresh Prasad Nepal Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8710-9234
  • Chhiring Mingmar Sherpa Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal,
  • Bigyan Lamichhane Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Min Chandra Adhikari Department of Internal Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sangita Shrestha Department of Internal Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sunny Kumar Sah Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Rupesh Kumar Yadav Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, National Trauma Center, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56974/pmjn.204

Keywords:

gender-based violence, physical violence, prevalence.

Abstract

Introduction: Gender-based violence is prevalent globally causing disease and mortality. Violence against women is a global public health issue affecting people of all ages and genders. This study aimed to find the prevalence of gender-based physical violence in tertiary care center.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center among gender-based violence cases presenting to the one-stop crisis management center. Data was collected from 14 April 2021 to 12 April 2024 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Convenience sampling method was used. Data was entered into Microsoft Excel version 10 and analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 22.0.

Results: Among 267 cases, female victims were found to be 258 (96.63%) and male victims were 9 (3.37%) in three years. A total of 107 (40.07%) were found to be Brahmin/Chhetri, the second was the Janajati Caste group, which was found to be 104 (38.95%). Physical violence victims were found to be the highest, which was 149 (55.81%).

Conclusions: The prevalence of gender-based physical violence is found to be similar to other similar studies. Gender-based violence is a significant issue in developing nations like Nepal, requiring prioritization of education and awareness, prioritization of medicolegal cases, and strong legislation support for victims, particularly females.

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Published

2024-09-30

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2024): PMJN

Section

Original Articles