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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Huvudupphovsmän: Meinck, F, Cluver, L, Boyes, M, Mhlongo, E
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: SAGE Publications 2014