Publications by authors named "L FEDINA"
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- The study investigates the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) among university students in six sub-Saharan African countries and examines their experiences with seeking help.
- Among the 2249 students surveyed, significant rates of physical (30.9%), sexual (18.7%), psychological (64.9%), and stalking (63.7%) violence were reported, with a majority of victims seeking informal help from friends and family rather than formal sources.
- Results indicate that students in countries like Ghana and Rwanda were more likely to seek formal help compared to those in Nigeria, highlighting regional differences in help-seeking behaviors.
This article describes the development of the Verbally Pressured Sexual Exploitation module of the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES)-Victimization (introduced by Koss et al., 2024). This module assesses the use of verbal or nonphysical, paraverbal pressure to obtain sexual acts without freely given permission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Sexual Experiences Survey [SES] is considered the gold standard measure of non-consensual sexual experiences. This article introduces a new victimization version [SES-V] developed by a multidisciplinary collaboration, the first revision since 2007. The 2024 SES-V is designed to measure the construct of sexual exploitation since the 14th birthday.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Apixaban, a direct oral anticoagulant, is increasingly used worldwide for the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism and ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Obviously, one of the ways to enhance effectiveness and safety of drug therapy is a personalized approach to therapy, which involves pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic tests. The study aims to investigate the effect of , and polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics of apixaban and the risk of bleeding.
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