Critical to such studies, and increasingly considered essential to HIV prevention efforts, is the gender constructs and power dynamics within relationships. For the purpose of analyses, we included a sample of 4, men, aged 15—49 years. During data analyses, we used multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for the following variables: age, region, residence, religion, educational level, wealth index, employment status, and cigarette smoking status.
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Critics will be watching to see what, if anything, has changed in the film industry since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke. But the MeToo movement has made ripples far beyond LA. Away from the spotlight there are many amazing women who are fighting against sexism, harassment and violence, braving discrimination and stigma in their quest for change. This brutal crime, and the lack of effective investigation by the authorities, started a wave of protests across Nepal. Meanwhile two women accused the former Kathmandu mayor of sexual harassment, inspiring others to come forward with their stories.
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Every year, 12, women and girls are trafficked from Nepal to a life of sexual servitude in India. Many can never go back, but one survivor wants to build them a new home. When year-old Sunita Danuwar woke up, she had no idea where she was. She had on strange clothes; her hair had been cut. Danuwar, now 34, quickly learned that she -- like 12, other Nepali women and girls a year -- had been trafficked hundreds of miles away to an Indian brothel. She doubts her family sold her, but can't be sure. The last thing she remembers is her parents befriending two young men, who gave her something sweet to eat. After that she fell unconscious. When she came-to in Mumbai, she asked a heavily made-up girl what was going on.
View research View latest news Sign up for updates. In Nepal, as in other Asian countries, the issue of sexuality still remains a taboo. Despite this fact, an increasing number of sexual activities is being reported by Nepalese students. This trend warrants serious and timely attention.
