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A comparison of two population-based household surveys in Uganda for assessment of violence against youth
This study compared prevalence estimates of violence in youth aged 15–24 years from two Ugandan population-based cross-sectional household surveys, including the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey.
Mozambique Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2022 (data collection 2019)
Explore the data in Mozambique's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.
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Mozambique Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2022 (data collection 2019)
An overview of data found in Mozambique's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.
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Association between violence and mental distress, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and attempts among young people in Malawi
This study examines the relationship between exposure to violence and mental health issues among youth using a nationally representative study in Malawi.
Age at first exposure to violence and later mental health outcomes: A sex-disaggregated, multi-country analysis in sub-Saharan Africa
This study conducts a multi-country, gender-stratified analysis of the relationship between age at first incident of physical violence and outcomes of wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cycles of violence among young women in Namibia: Exploring the links between childhood violence and adult intimate partner violence from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
This study aimed to understand cycles of violence among adolescent girls and young women in Namibia to inform violence prevention and treatment interventions.
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.
Namibia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Namibia.
Regional heterogeneity in violence and individual characteristics associated with recent transactional sex among Ugandan girls and young women: A national and regional analysis of data from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
This study assessed associations between recent transactional sex among adolescent girls and young women in Uganda.
Uganda: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Uganda.
Attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes for female survivors in sub-Saharan Africa
This analysis employed data from 13–24-year-old females as part of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) in Nigeria, Uganda, and Malawi.
Uganda National Child Policy 2020
The National Child Policy (NCP) demonstrates the commitment by the Government of Uganda to ensure the well-being of all children. It has an institutional mechanism to ensure it is implemented in a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary manner.