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Parental care status and sexual risk behavior in five nationally-representative surveys of sub-Saharan African nations
This study was a secondary analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Zambia.
The Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS): Using VACS data to drive programmes and policies
Explore this study on peer-reviewed research which used Violence Against Children and Youth (VACS) data or mentioned the VACS.
Namibia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Namibia.
Moldova: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Moldova.
Self-harming behavior in relation to exposure to inter-personal violence among youth and young adults in Colombia
This study examined violence exposure and self-harm among Colombian youth aged 13–24.
HIV prevention program eligibility among adolescent girls and young women, Namibia, 2019
This report explores results from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) in Namibia.
Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey
This study utilized a three-stage clustered sampling design to administer a population-based household survey about victimization due to physical violence to 13–24 year old Haitians.
Building a Safer World: Stakeholder Report 2019-2021
This report highlights three pivotal years of global collaboration as a partnership, generating quality data, raising awareness of solutions, and galvanizing change.
Factors associated with violence against children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-regression of nationally representative data
This systematic review sought to identify the relative importance of factors associated with physical, emotional, and sexual violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
Violence, SRH, health behaviors, risk, and protective factors, by level of education
Explore the results from a secondary analysis of VACS data by Together for Girls, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Global Affairs Canada.
Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2021 (data collection 2019)
Explore the data in Namibia's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.
Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments
The pandemic affords a unique opportunity to create better and safer schools in our communities.
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