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Risk factors and health consequences of physical and emotional violence against children in Zimbabwe: a nationally representative survey by Handrick Chigiji; Deborah Fry; Tinashe Enock Mwadiwa; Aldo Elizalde; Noriko Izumi; Line Baago-Rasmussen; Mary Catherine Maternowska is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Introduction This study provides, for the first time, comparable national population-based estimates that describe the nature and magnitude of physical and emotional violence during childhood in Zimbabwe. ## Methods From August to September 2011, we conducted a national population-based survey of 2410 respondents aged 13–24 years, using a two-stage cluster sampling. Regression models were adjusted for relevant demographics to estimate the ORs for associations between violence, risk factors and various health-related outcomes. ## Results Respondents aged 18–24 years report a lifetime prevalence (before the age of 18) of 63.9% (among girls) to 76% (among boys) for physical violence by a parent or adult relative, 12.6% (girls) to 26.4% (boys) for humiliation in front of others, and 17.3% (girls) to 17.5% (boys) for feeling unwanted. Almost 50% of either sex aged 13–17 years experienced physical violence in the 12 months preceding the survey. Significant risk factors for experiencing physical violence for girls are ever experiencing emotional abuse prior to age 13, adult illness in the home, socioeconomic status and age. Boys’ risk factors include peer relationships and socioeconomi
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- Author
- Handrick Chigiji; Deborah Fry; Tinashe Enock Mwadiwa; Aldo Elizalde; Noriko Izumi; Line Baago-Rasmussen; Mary Catherine Maternowska
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)