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Bmc public health
VACS journal articles

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.

Violence, SRH, health behaviors, risk and protective factors, by level of education
Technical reports

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.

Social science and medicine
VACS journal articles

From fathers to peers: Association between paternal violence victimization and peer violence perpetration among youth in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia

This study specifically investigates the role of fathers and whether paternal violence victimization is associated with peer violence perpetration, above and beyond maternal violence victimization.

Sage journals
VACS journal articles

Sexual violence prevalence and related pregnancy among girls and young women: A multicountry analysis

This study aims to quantify the prevalence of forced sex, pressured sex, and related pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in five low- and middle-income countries.

Zambia school-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Fact sheets

Zambia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet

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

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

Coerced and forced sexual initiation and its association with negative health outcomes among youth: Results from the Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

This study examined the prevalence of forced sexual initiation and its consequences associated with forced sexual initiation among youth aged 13–24 years in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Lancet journal
VACS journal articles

Gender norms and health: Insights from global survey data

This article explores how the use of innovative approaches to analyzing proxies for gender norms, generated evidence that gender norms impact the health of women and men across life stages, health sectors, and world regions.

CDC Morbidity and mortality weekly report report journal
VACS journal articles

Prevalence of violence victimization and perpetration among persons aged 13–24 years: Four sub-Saharan African countries, 2013–2015

From 2013 to 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated with Together for Girls and the governments of Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia to plan and implement Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys.

Zambia country fact sheet
Fact sheets

Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2018 (data collection 2014)

An overview of the data found in Zambia's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Zambia VACS Report 2014
VACS reports

Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Report 2018 (data collection 2014)

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