Risk and protective factors for physical and sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Africa: a review and implications for practice.
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 physic...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2014
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