The two agreed "that the status quo in Syria was unsustainable and expressed their expectation that these renewed efforts, if fully implemented, would make a significant difference in reducing the violence and restoring momentum to the peace process," said John Kirby, a State Department spokesman.
Differences in the experience of violence and type of violence by socio-demographic characteristics (age, education, marital status, type of sex work, duration of sex work) were assessed by χ2 analyses, with significance for all analyses set at p < 0.05.
For each type of violence a Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) analysis was used to investigate the differences in the odds of violence for both time periods and perpetrators.
Differences in the way dating violence was measured in our study (retrospective assessment of physical, sexual, and psychological/emotional violence) versus in prior longitudinal studies (assessment of physical and sexual violence) could account for prevalence rate differences.
Since all three districts were in the same security phase as classified by United Nations (phase III), we presumed that there was no significant differences in the level of violence that would effect utilization differently among the districts.
There were only marginal differences in the use of violence between females and males.
Despite some differences in the definition of violence, targeted professional groups, and methodology used, the study results are comparable with previous regional and international studies.
Furthermore, it is possible that cultural and political differences in the nature of violence within communities affect the utility of this approach.
To test for differences in the attraction to violence between participants that were demobilized individually and those were demobilized collectively, we calculated an independent-sample t-test for group differences.
Pearson's chi-square analysis was used to test the differences in exposure to violence (physical and non-physical violence) according to respondents' characteristics.
