Cycle of violence among young Kenyan women: The link between childhood violence and adult physical intimate partner violence in a population-based survey

This paper examines the association between emotional, physical, and sexual violence against children (violence occurring prior to age 18 years) with physical intimate partner violence in young adulthood (18–24 years) in Kenya.

The aim of the current analysis is to elucidate the link between childhood experiences of violence and physical intimate partner violence in young adulthood in a national survey of young Kenyan women. In 2010, a Violence against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) was conducted in Kenya, collecting retrospective reports from 13 to 24 year old males and females.

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