Violence Against Children Survey in Nigeria - 2014

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS) are nationally representative household surveys of children and young adults that were designed to measure the prevalence and circumstances surrounding emotional, physical, and sexual violence against males and females in childhood (before age 18).

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Nigeria National Population Commission

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence, Sexual violence;