The Violence Against Children and Young Women Survey (VACS) data collection was completed in 2013, and the Republic of Malawi launched its final VACS report on March 24, 2015 along with a report on its priority responses.
To prepare for the VACS, the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, in partnership with University of Malawi Center for Social Research, implemented a cognitive laboratory study of the VACS survey instrument in Malawi to inform adaptation of the questionnaire to the local context. In addition, UNICEF Malawi and the Center for Social Research conducted a qualitative study to further inform the national quantitative study.