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dc.contributor.authorMeinck, F.
dc.contributor.authorCluver, L.
dc.contributor.authorBoyes, Mark
dc.contributor.authorMhlongo, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:45:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:45:52Z
dc.date.created2014-12-15T20:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMeinck, F. and Cluver, L. and Boyes, M. and Mhlongo, E. 2015. Risk and Protective Factors for Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents in Africa: A Review and Implications for Practice. Trauma, Violence & Abuse. 16 (1): pp. 81-107.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40816
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1524838014523336
dc.description.abstract

There is now conclusive evidence of the major and long-lasting negative effects of physical and sexual abuse on children. Within Africa, studies consistently report high rates of child abuse, with prevalence as high as 64%. However, to date, there has been no review of factors associated with physical and sexual child abuse and polyvictimization in Africa. This review identified 23 quantitative studies, all of which showed high levels of child abuse in varying samples of children and adults. Although studies were very heterogeneous, a range of correlates of abuse at different levels of the Model of Ecologic Development were identified. These included community-level factors (exposure to bullying, sexual violence, and rural/urban location), household-level factors (poverty, household violence, and non-nuclear family), caregiver-level factors (caregiver illness in particular AIDS and mental health problems, caregiver changes, family functioning, parenting, caregiver-child relationship, and substance abuse), and child-level factors (age, disability, physical health, behavior, and gender). These findings identify key associated factors that are potential foci of child abuse prevention interventions. In addition, there is a clear need for further rigorous longitudinal research into predictive factors and culturally relevant interventions.

dc.publisherSage Publications, Inc.
dc.subjectcultural contexts
dc.subjectphysical abuse
dc.subjectchild abuse
dc.subjectsexual abuse
dc.titleRisk and Protective Factors for Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents in Africa: A Review and Implications for Practice
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.startPage81
dcterms.source.endPage107
dcterms.source.issn1552-8324
dcterms.source.titleTrauma, Violence & Abuse
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
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