Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2016 (data collection 2014)

In 2014, the Government of Nigeria launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), with technical assistance from the CDC as part of the Together for Girls partnership. In 2016, the Government of Nigeria launched its official VACS report. This fact sheet provides an overview of the data found in Nigeria's VACS report.

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Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2016 (data collection 2014)

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Age at first exposure to violence and later mental health outcomes: A sex-disaggregated, multi-country analysis in sub-Saharan Africa

Parental care status and sexual risk behavior in five nationally-representative surveys of sub-Saharan African nations

Attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes for female survivors in sub-Saharan Africa

From fathers to peers: Association between paternal violence victimization and peer violence perpetration among youth in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia

Prevalence of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and associations with mental distress in Cambodia, Malawi and Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

The negative impact of violence on children’s education and well-being: Evidence from Northern Nigeria

Associations between endorsement of inequitable gender norms and intimate partner violence and sexual risk behaviors among youth in Nigeria: Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, 2014

Disclosure, reporting, and help seeking among child survivors of violence: A cross country analysis

Early sexual debut: A multi-country, sex-stratified analysis in sub-Saharan Africa

Emotional violence in childhood and health conditions, risk-taking behaviors, and violence perpetration among young adults in Nigeria

Sexual violence prevalence and related pregnancy among girls and young women: A multicountry analysis

Nigeria: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Perpetration of intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes: Sex- and gender-disaggregated associations among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria

Attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria and Tanzania: An exploration into target reference groups

Coerced and forced sexual initiation and its association with negative health outcomes among youth: Results from the Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Prevalence of violence victimization and perpetration among persons aged 13–24 years: Four sub-Saharan African countries, 2013–2015

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Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2016 (data collection 2014)

Nigeria National Action Plan 2015

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