What do we know about child abuse and neglect patterns of co-occurrence? A systematic review of profiling studies and recommendations for future research

A Debowska, D Willmott, D Boduszek, AD Jones - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2017 - Elsevier
Latent class (LCA) and latent profile (LPA) analysis represent methodological approaches to
identify subgroups of maltreated individuals. Although research examining child abuse and …

Increased child abuse in Uganda amidst COVID‐19 pandemic

Q Sserwanja, J Kawuki, JH Kim - Journal of paediatrics and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, COVID‐19 lockdown measures have exposed children to more sexual, physical
and emotional abuse and neglect. Although the COVID‐19 pandemic is likely to have long …

The prevalence of emotional abuse in children living in Sub-Saharan Africa–A systematic review

M Kurtz, H Kawka, O Horstick, S Brenner, A Deckert… - Child Abuse & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study is meant to put a focus on the prevalence of emotional abuse in low-
income states like the Sub-Saharan region. Methodology Searching PubMed, Google …

[HTML][HTML] Gender, violence and resilience among Ugandan adolescents

S Namy, C Carlson, AN Pala, D Faris, L Knight… - Child abuse & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Resilience, commonly understood as the ability to maintain adaptive functioning in the face
of adversity, has emerged as a salient entry point in the field of positive youth development …

Disclosure and help-seeking behaviors related to sexual and physical violence in childhood and adolescence: Results from the Namibia Violence Against Children …

J Velloza, L Davies, A Ensminger, FM Theofelus… - Child abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Violence disclosure and help-seeking can mitigate adverse health effects
associated with childhood violence, but little is known about facilitators and barriers of …

[HTML][HTML] Violence against children perpetrated by peers: A cross-sectional school-based survey in Uganda

SO Wandera, K Clarke, L Knight, E Allen… - Child abuse & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Violence against children by peers is a global public health problem. We aimed to assess
factors associated with peer violence victimization among primary school children in …

Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and their associations with mental distress, substance use and sexual risk behaviors in Sub-Saharan Africa

SS Miedema, C Stamatakis, A Tracy, J Hegle… - Child Abuse & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor
sexual and mental health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Less well …

Conceptualisation of violence and discipline among students, teachers, and parents in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania

V Barongo, Z Kiwale, E Shayo, C Fabbri, E Turner… - Child Abuse & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Little academic research has been conducted on how people conceptualise
'violence'and 'discipline', especially in humanitarian settings. This may limit the transferability …

Cross-time comparison of adverse childhood experience patterns among Kenyan youth: Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, 2010 and 2019

SS Miedema, L Chiang, FB Annor, T Achia - Child abuse & neglect, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a global public health
concern. Many children experience multiple ACEs. Patterning of multiple ACEs may change …

Ending violence in childhood: a global imperative

AK Shiva Kumar, V Stern, R Subrahmanian… - Psychology, Health & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The time has come to end violence in childhood. The best and only way we can build
peaceful societies is by preventing victimization of children and perpetration of violence by …