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Risk and protective factors for physical and sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Africa

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A review and implications for practice
Abstract:

There is now conclusive evidence of the major and long-lasting negative effects of physical and sexual abuse on children. Within Africa, studies consistently report high rates of child abuse, with prevalence as high as 64%. However, to date, there has been no review of factors associated with physical and sexual child abuse and polyvictimization in Africa. This review identified 23 quantitative studies, all of which showed high levels of child abuse in varying samples of children and adult...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/1524838014523336

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Research group:
CEBI
Oxford college:
Linacre College
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Research group:
CEBI
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Research group:
CEBI
Role:
Author
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Publisher:
SAGE Publications Publisher's website
Journal:
Trauma, Violence & Abuse Journal website
Pages:
1-27
Publication date:
2014-03-01
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EISSN:
1552-8324
ISSN:
1524-8380

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