Background: South African adolescents experience disproportionally high rates of violence,
with lifelong health, social and economic impacts. Few papers present risk factors …

Background Violence exposure in adolescence is associated with a range of poor health
and social outcomes, including both the perpetration and experience of violence in later …

Background We explored exposure to and experiences of violence and their risk factors
amongst ethnically diverse adolescents from lower socio economic groups in …

Background Violence during childhood may affect short and long-term educational factors.
There is scant literature on younger children from resource poor settings. Methods This …

This study characterises rates of physical and sexual violence against adolescent girls and
compares rates of violence against girls who are enrolled versus unenrolled in school, to …

Background Adaptation is a key strategy to extend the reach of evidence-based
interventions to prevent violence in new populations, but there is a dearth of practical case …

Almost a decade ago, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) highlighted that
violence was the second leading cause of death for adolescent girls (UNICEF, 2014). Since …

Gender-based violence is an issue with high global concern. Research has principally
focused on the adult population's responses to existing definitions of violence, particularly …

Violence in South African schools impacts on children, their families, and society more
generally. Much of what occurs in schools is learnt through exposure to violence at home …

Violence in all forms poses a concern because of associations with multiple adverse effects
including injuries and mental health problems. There is however limited data on violence in …