All: African governments commit to ending violence against children

Parental absence as an adverse childhood experience among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa

Using VACS data, this study assesses whether parental absence in childhood is associated with poor mental health and substance use in young adulthood among youth in sub-Saharan Africa.

Changes in prevalence of violence and risk factors for violence and HIV among children and young people in Kenya: a comparison of the 2010 and 2019 Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Previous research has shown a high prevalence of violence among young people in Kenya. Violence is a known risk factor for HIV acquisition and these two public health issues could be viewed as a syndemic. This study examines the changes in violence and risk factors for violence and HIV between 2010 and 2019.

Eswatini Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2022 (data collection 2021)

Explore the data in Eswatini's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Exploring children’s formal help-seeking behaviour for violence in Zimbabwe: analysis of national survey and routine service provider data

Cross-time comparison of adverse childhood experience patterns among Kenyan youth: Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, 2010 and 2019

Eswatini Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Priority Indicator Report 2022

Explore the data in Eswatini's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Priority Indicator Report.

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.

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.

Namibia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Data on school-related gender-based violence in Namibia.

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.

Uganda: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

Data on school-related gender-based violence in Uganda.

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.