All: Protecting Africa’s children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes
Functional Disability, Violence, HIV Status, and Risk Factors for HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women — Eswatini, 2022
Adolescent girls and young women with disabilities in Eswatini might be at increased risk for experiencing violence and for HIV infection, compared with those without disabilities.
Investing in the evidence to end violence against children
Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) are the world’s most comprehensive source of quality data on violence against children, including sexual, emotional and physical violence and its health, social and educational consequences. The data are proven to be a powerful tool and have been used to mobilize change at the local, national and global levels. Yet, the future of this resource is in jeopardy.
Adverse childhood experiences, mental distress, self-harm and suicidality, and cumulative HIV risk by sex in Lesotho
This study uses data from the 2018 Lesotho VACS to explore associations between mental distress, self-harm or suicidality, and HIV risk and individual and cumulative ACEs among youth aged 13–24 in Lesotho.
Adverse childhood experiences, HIV and sexual risk behaviors in five sub-Saharan countries
This study uses VACS data from five sub-Saharan countries to identify associations between exposures to ACEs and sexual risk behaviors and HIV service utilization among young people.
Special issue: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Read this special journal issue on the measurement of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in low-and middle-income countries by the CDC in collaboration with the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Strengthening linkages between clinical and social/community services for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence: A companion guide
This document serves as a companion guide to the 2012 Clinical management of children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence: Technical considerations for PEPFAR Programs, which provides step-by-step guidance on the appropriate clinical/forensic care for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence and exploitation.