Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators?
ABSTRACT Objective. To describe the prevalence of recent physical, sexual, and emotional violence against children 0 – 19 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by age, sex, and perpetrator. Methods. A systematic review and analysis of published literature and large international data...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:835ba7492fa0467bbcec2236614299ac 2023-05-15T15:15:53+02:00 Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? Karen Devries Katherine G. Merrill Louise Knight Sarah Bott Alessandra Guedes Betzabe Butron-Riveros Constanza Hege Max Petzold Amber Peterman Claudia Cappa Lauren Maxwell Abigail Williams Sunita Kishor Naeemah Abrahams 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.66 https://doaj.org/article/835ba7492fa0467bbcec2236614299ac EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51644 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2019.66 https://doaj.org/article/835ba7492fa0467bbcec2236614299ac Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019) Child abuse physical abuse violence child health adolescent health Latin America Caribbean Region Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.66 2022-12-31T12:31:27Z ABSTRACT Objective. To describe the prevalence of recent physical, sexual, and emotional violence against children 0 – 19 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by age, sex, and perpetrator. Methods. A systematic review and analysis of published literature and large international datasets was conducted. Eligible sources from first record to December 2015 contained age-, sex-, and perpetrator-specific data from LAC. Random effects meta-regressions were performed, adjusting for relevant quality covariates and differences in violence definitions. Results. Seventy-two surveys (2 publications and 70 datasets) met inclusion criteria, representing 1 449 estimates from 34 countries. Prevalence of physical and emotional violence by caregivers ranged from 30% – 60%, and decreased with increasing age. Prevalence of physical violence by students (17% – 61%) declined with age, while emotional violence remained constant (60% – 92%). Prevalence of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) ranged from 13% – 18% for girls aged 15 – 19 years. Few or no eligible past-year estimates were available for any violence against children less than 9 years and boys 16 – 19 years of age; sexual violence against boys (any age) and girls (under 15 years); IPV except for girls aged 15 – 19 years; and violence by authority figures (e.g., teachers) or via gangs/organized crime. Conclusion. Past-year physical and emotional violence by caregivers and students is widespread in LAC across all ages in childhood, as is IPV against girls aged 15 – 19 years. Data collection must be expanded in LAC to monitor progress towards the sustainable development goals, develop effective prevention and response strategies, and shed light on violence relating to organized crime/gangs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 43 1 |
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ABSTRACT Objective. To describe the prevalence of recent physical, sexual, and emotional violence against children 0 – 19 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by age, sex, and perpetrator. Methods. A systematic review and analysis of published literature and large international datasets was conducted. Eligible sources from first record to December 2015 contained age-, sex-, and perpetrator-specific data from LAC. Random effects meta-regressions were performed, adjusting for relevant quality covariates and differences in violence definitions. Results. Seventy-two surveys (2 publications and 70 datasets) met inclusion criteria, representing 1 449 estimates from 34 countries. Prevalence of physical and emotional violence by caregivers ranged from 30% – 60%, and decreased with increasing age. Prevalence of physical violence by students (17% – 61%) declined with age, while emotional violence remained constant (60% – 92%). Prevalence of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) ranged from 13% – 18% for girls aged 15 – 19 years. Few or no eligible past-year estimates were available for any violence against children less than 9 years and boys 16 – 19 years of age; sexual violence against boys (any age) and girls (under 15 years); IPV except for girls aged 15 – 19 years; and violence by authority figures (e.g., teachers) or via gangs/organized crime. Conclusion. Past-year physical and emotional violence by caregivers and students is widespread in LAC across all ages in childhood, as is IPV against girls aged 15 – 19 years. Data collection must be expanded in LAC to monitor progress towards the sustainable development goals, develop effective prevention and response strategies, and shed light on violence relating to organized crime/gangs. |
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Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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violence against children in latin america and the caribbean: what do available data reveal about prevalence and perpetrators? |
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