Do self-reported data reflect the real burden of lifetime exposure to sexual violence among females aged 13–24 years in Malawi?

AZ Fan, H Kress, S Gupta, N Wadonda-Kabondo… - Child Abuse & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Under most circumstances, the lifetime experience of sexual violence (SV)
among girls and young women would likely increase with age. However, the empirical data …

Association between lifetime sexual violence victimization and selected health conditions and risk behaviors among 13–24-year-olds in Lesotho: Results from the …

V Picchetti, C Stamatakis, FB Annor, GM Massetti… - Child abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sexual violence is a serious public health concern worldwide. In Lesotho, one
in seven women and one in twenty men aged 18 years and older experienced sexual …

Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university

AI Ajayi, E Mudefi, EO Owolabi - BMC women's health, 2021 - Springer
Background Epidemiological data on the prevalence and factors associated with sexual
violence is critical to understanding the magnitude of the problem and designing effective …

[HTML][HTML] Which groups are most affected by sexual violence? A disaggregated analysis by sex, age, and HIV-status of adolescents living in South Africa

N Langwenya, E Toska, H Stöckl, L Cluver - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Estimates on sexual violence (SV) among adolescents are rarely
disaggregated by key indicators. Objective We examine the independent effects of sex, age …

Lifetime and child sexual violence, risk factors and mental health correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults in Haiti: a …

JM Cénat, RD Dalexis, LA Clorméus… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Very little is known in Haiti and the Caribbean regarding child and lifetime sexual
victimization. Using a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults …

Sexual violence and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Rwanda: a 2020 nationwide cross-sectional survey

L Nuwabaine, J Kawuki, E Amwiine, JB Asiimwe… - Archives of public …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sexual violence against women is a global public health issue with both short-
and long-term effects on the physical and mental health of women. This study aimed to …

Violent experiences in childhood are associated with men's perpetration of intimate partner violence as a young adult: a multistage cluster survey in Malawi

K VanderEnde, J Mercy, M Shawa, MK Kalanda… - Annals of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the association between exposures to violence in childhood, including
exposure to multiple forms of violence, with young men's perpetration of intimate partner …

Applying structural equation modeling to measure violence exposure and its impact on mental health: Malawi Violence Against Children and Young Women Survey …

AZ Fan, J Liu, H Kress, S Gupta… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines exposure to multiple forms of violence among Malawian children and
youth and their association with mental health outcomes. The Malawi Violence Against …

High rates of sexual violence by both intimate and non-intimate partners experienced by adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and Zambia: Findings around …

S Mathur, J Okal, M Musheke, N Pilgrim, S Kishor Patel… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background While links between intimate-partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk have been
established, less is known about violence perpetrated by people other than intimate …

Sexual violence affects adolescents' health and prosocial behaviour beyond other violence exposure

CM Doerr, A Hoeffler, K Goessmann… - European journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Sexual violence is a public health issue among adolescents globally but
remains understudied in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The present study focused on the …