Azmat Khan
Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Title: Prevalence of Interpersonal Sexual Abuse among Married Female Healthcare Providers Karachi, Pakistan
Biography
Biography: Azmat Khan
Abstract
Objective To estimate the prevalence of sexual abuse among married female healthcare (nurses and doctors) providers in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan perpetrated by family members.
Design A descriptive cross-sectional study was done by using a random sample technique.
Setting One public and two private tertiary healthcare hospitals from Karachi, Pakistan
Population 350 married female nurses and doctors were recruited.
Methods Descriptive and unvaried statistical methods used to analyze data.
Conclusions In conclusion, nurses and doctors are victims of sexual abuse, because of socio-demographic factors such as extended family, educated and professional. The study participants were confronting to sexual abuse as the same level as those who were uneducated and poor. DV (Prevention and Protection) Act 2012 has been passed but needs strategies and commitment for enforcement.