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Disclosure, reporting and help seeking among child survivors of violence: a cross-country analysis

Using VACS data, this study presents descriptive statistics for the prevalence of four outcomes among children aged 13–17 years.

By Audrey Pereira, United States |Tia Palermo, United States |Miho Yoshikawa, Ghana |Mary Shawa, Malawi |Chea Samnang, Cambodia |Chivith Rottanak, Cambodia |Alina Potts, United States |M. Catherine Maternowska, United Kingdom |Afrooz Kaviani Johnson, Netherlands |They Kheam, Cambodia |Inah Fatoumata Kaloga, United States |Esmie Tamanda Vilili Kainja, Malawi |Aminul Islam, Kenya |Rocío Aznar Daban, Mexico |Robert Buluma, Kenya | Anastasia Naomi Neijhoft |Amber Peterman, United States
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Published: 02 July 2020
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Background

Violence against children is a pervasive public health issue, with limited data available across multiple contexts. 

Using nationally-representative Violence Against Children Surveys in six countries: Cambodia, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, this study presents descriptive statistics for prevalence of four outcomes among children aged 13–17 years: informal disclosure, knowledge of where to seek formal help, formal disclosure/help seeking and receipt of formal help.

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