For an overview of the data found in Haiti’s Violence Against Children Survey, download the Haiti one-pager factsheet.

Key highlights include:

26% of girls experienced sexual violence in childhood.

For girls, working as a restavek (domestic servant) was significantly associated with increased risk of sexual violence.

Forms of violence commonly overlap; one third of females reported experiencing multiple types of violence before they reached 18.

57% of girls who experienced sexual violence as a child told someone about it, but only 10% of girls received professional services after the violence occurred.

61% of girls experienced physical violence during childhood.

21% of boys experienced sexual violence in childhood.

For both boys and girls, working as a restavek (domestic servant) was significantly associated with increased risk of sexual violence.

For boys, working for money or other payments also increased the risk of childhood sexual violence.

Forms of violence commonly overlap; one fourth of males reported experiencing multiple types of violence before they reached 18.

37% of boys who experienced sexual violence as a child told someone about it, but only 7% of boys received professional services after the violence occurred.

57% of boys experienced physical violence during childhood.