Resources
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.
- 13th February 2022
Associations between adverse childhood experiences and contraceptive use among young adults in Honduras
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and contraceptive behaviors among young women and men in Honduras.
- 12th January 2022
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.
- 10th January 2022
The Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS): Using VACS data to drive programmes and policies
Explore this study on peer-reviewed research which used Violence Against Children and Youth (VACS) data or mentioned the VACS.
- 14th December 2021
Moldova: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Moldova.
- 10th December 2021
Namibia: School-related gender-based violence fact sheet
Data on school-related gender-based violence in Namibia.
- 10th December 2021
Self-harming behavior in relation to exposure to inter-personal violence among youth and young adults in Colombia
This study examined violence exposure and self-harm among Colombian youth aged 13–24.
- 14th November 2021
HIV prevention program eligibility among adolescent girls and young women, Namibia, 2019
This report explores results from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) in Namibia.
- 12th November 2021
Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey
This study utilized a three-stage clustered sampling design to administer a population-based household survey about victimization due to physical violence to 13–24 year old Haitians.
- 10th November 2021
Building a Safer World: Stakeholder Report 2019-2021
This report highlights three pivotal years of global collaboration as a partnership, generating quality data, raising awareness of solutions, and galvanizing change.
- 3rd November 2021
Factors associated with violence against children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-regression of nationally representative data
This systematic review sought to identify the relative importance of factors associated with physical, emotional, and sexual violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
- 2nd November 2021
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.
- 20th October 2021