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										Violence against ChildrenUsing science to fuel action and end violence against childrenVACS Publications by Year
2019
Coerced and forced sexual initiation and its association with negative health outcomes among youth: results from the Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia Violence Against Children Surveys. Articleexternal icon
Childhood Violence is Associated with Forced Sexual Initiation among Girls and Young Women in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Articleexternal icon
Prevalence of Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among Persons Aged 13-24 Years – Four Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2013-2015. Article2018
Critical Elements of Interviewer Training for Engaging Children and Adolescents in Global Violence Research: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Violence Against Children Survey pdf icon[306MB, 22Pages, 508]
Disclosure of Sexual Violence Among Girls and Young Women Aged 13 to 24 Years: Results From the Violence Against Children Surveys in Nigeria and Malawi. Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Cycle of Violence among young Kenyan women: The link between childhood violence and adult physical intimate partner violence in a population-based survey. Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Economics and violence against children, findings from the Violence Against Children Survey in Nigeria. Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Adverse childhood experiences and HIV sexual risk-taking behaviors among young adults in Malawi. Articleexternal icon | Research Brief2016
Do self-reported data reflect the real burden of lifetime exposure to sexual violence among females aged 13–24 years in Malawi?: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Childhood Sexual Violence Against Boys: A Study in 3 Countries: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Global Prevalence of Past-year Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review and Minimum Estimates: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Sexual Violence Against Female and Male Children in the United Republic of Tanzania: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
The Enduring Impact of Violence Against Childrenexternal icon
THRIVES: Using the Best Evidence to Prevent Violence Against Childrenexternal icon
Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS): Towards a Global Surveillance System: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Violent Experiences in Childhood are Associated with Men’s Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence as a Young Adult: A Multi-stage Cluster Survey in Malawi: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief
Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief2015
HIV and Childhood Sexual Violence: Implications for Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV Testing in Tanzaniaexternal icon
Perpetrators and Context of Child Sexual Abuse in Kenya: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief
Prevalence of Sexual Violence Against Children and Use of Social Services — Seven Countries, 2007–2013: Article | Research Brief
Sentinel Events Predicting Later Unwanted Sex among Girls: A National Survey in Haiti, 2012: Articleexternal icon | Research Brief2014
Predicting Long-term Outcomes for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS: Perspectives from the Scientific Study of Children’s Developmentexternal icon
Preventing Sexual Violence and HIV in Childrenexternal icon2013
A National Survey of Childhood Physical Abuse among Females in Swaziland: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief
Applying Structural Equation Modeling to Measure Violence Exposure and Its Impact on Mental Health: Malawi Violence Against Children and Young Women Survey: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief
The Importance of Integrating Efforts to Prevent Violence Against Women and Childrenexternal icon2012
The experience of violence against children in domestic servitude in Haiti: Results from the Violence Against Children Survey, Haiti: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief2011
Risk Factors Associated with Sexual Violence towards Girls in Swaziland: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief2009
Sexual Violence and its Health Consequences for Female Children in Swaziland: A Cluster Survey Study: Articleexternal icon| Research Brief
										
							
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