학술논문
Risk factors for childhood violence and polyvictimization: A cross-country analysis from three regions.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Palermo T; UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, Piazza SS Annunziata 12, 50121, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: tmpalermo@unicef.org.; Pereira A; International Food Policy Research Institute, 1201 Eye St., NW, Washington, DC. 20005-3915, USA.; Neijhoft N; UNICEF Mozambique, 1440 Av. do Zimbábwe, Maputo, Mozambique.; Bello G; National Population Commission, Plot 2031, Olusegun Obasanjo Way, Zone 7, Wuse, PMP 281, Abuja, Nigeria.; Buluma R; Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, P.O. Box 30266, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.; Diem P; Institut du Bien Etre Social et de Recherches, 13, rue des Marguerites Turgeau, Port au Prince, Haiti.; Aznar Daban R; UNICEF Nigeria, UN House, Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, PMB 2851, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.; Fatoumata Kaloga I; UNICEF Haiti, 17 rue Armand Holly, Debussy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.; Islam A; UNICEF Kenya, P O Box 44145-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.; Kheam T; Demographics Statistics Census and Survey Department, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, #386 Preah Monivong Blvd, Boeung Keng Kong 1, Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.; Lund-Henriksen B; UNICEF Tanzania, Plot 1403-1 Bains Avenue, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.; Maksud N; UNICEF, UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA.; Maternowska MC; Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Avenue de la Paix 5 - 7, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.; Potts A; The Global Women's Institute, 2140 G Street, NW, Washington, DC. 20052, USA.; Rottanak C; UNICEF Cambodia, 5th Floor, Exchange Square, Building No. 19&20, St. 106, Phom Penh, Cambodia.; Samnang C; Department of Social Work, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Boulevard, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.; Shawa M; Formerly Principal Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Gemini House, City Centre, Private Bag 300, Lilongwe 3, Malawi.; Yoshikawa M; UNICEF Cambodia, 5th Floor, Exchange Square, Building No. 19&20, St. 106, Phom Penh, Cambodia.; Peterman A; UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, Piazza SS Annunziata 12, 50121, Florence, Italy.
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7801702 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-7757 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01452134 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Abuse Negl Subsets: MEDLINE
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Language
English
Abstract
Understanding risk factors is important to ending childhood violence and meeting Sustainable Development Goal 16.2. To date, no study has examined patterns of risk factors across countries comprehensively for different types of childhood violence, and there is a dearth of evidence of polyvictimization in lower- and middle-income settings. We analyse risk factors of childhood emotional (EV), physical (PV), sexual violence (SV) and polyvictimization for children aged 13-17 from nationally-representative Violence Against Children Surveys across six countries. We examine risk factors at the community-, household-, and individual- levels for each violence type, stratified by gender using multivariable logistic regression models. Across countries, school enrolment increased violence risk among females and males (three countries), but was protective against violence among females (one country), and among males (three countries). Among females, increasing age was associated with increased risk of SV (five countries) and polyvictimization (three countries); among males this relationship was less salient. Non-residence with a biological father emerged as a risk factor for SV among girls. Few or inconsistent associations were found with other factors, including number of household members, wealth, and urban residence. These results underscore on the one hand, the need for country-specific research on risk factors to inform prevention strategies, as well as increased investment in data collection to provide a more complete and robust basis for evidence generation. High levels of polyvictimization highlight overlapping vulnerabilities children face, and may provide insights for policymakers and practitioners in designing strategies to protect children at greatest risk of abuse.
(Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
(Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)