Risk and Protective Factors for Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents in Africa: A Review and Implications for Practice

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-107

  Meinck, Franziska ^a,b   Cluver, Lucie D ^a,c   Boyes, Mark E ^a,e   Mhlongo, Elsinah L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Office on the Rights of the Child Office of the Premier Mpumalanga Provincial Government   (South Africa)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child abuse; cultural contexts; physical abuse; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME VICTIM; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84914128652     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838014523336     Document Type: Article

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