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In Their Own Words: Sexual Assault Resistance Strategies Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls Following Participation in an Empowerment Self-Defense Program. Violence against women Edwards, K. M., Omondi, B., Wambui, R. A., Darragh-Ford, E., Apollo, R., Devisheim, H. H., Langat, N., Kaede, B., Ntinyari, W., Keller, J. 2023: 10778012231153360

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine, via testimonial data, resistance strategies used to thwart a sexual assault among slum-dwelling Kenyan adolescent girls (N=678) following their participation in an empowerment self-defense program (IMpower). A subset of girls from the larger trials participated. The majority (58.2%) of perpetrators were strangers; there were no differences in resistance strategies used between strangers versus known perpetrators (83.8% used verbal strategies, 33.2% used resistance strategies, 16.7% ran away, and 7.9% used distraction). Associations between resistance strategies and perpetrator tactics, number of assailants, location of the assault, and the presence of a bystander were also examined.

View details for DOI 10.1177/10778012231153360

View details for PubMedID 36710565