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Tanzania Violence Against Children Study - 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

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).

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

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: 2009

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

National Study on Violence Against Children and Young Women in Swaziland - 2007

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Swaziland

The National Study on Violence Against Children and Young Women in Swaziland is part of the Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS), which 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).

Sub-Saharan Africa
Swaziland

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2007

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse

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

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Nigeria - 2014

Data Source

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

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;

Violence Against Children and Young People in Malawi Survey - 2013

Data Source

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: University of Malawi (Center for Social Research); Malawi Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Lao PDR - 2014

Data Source

East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR

East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

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: Lao Statistics Bureau, Lao PDR Ministry of Planning and Investment; Lao PDR National Commission for Mothers and Children

Funders: UNICEF; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Kenya Violence Against Children Study - 2010

Data Source

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

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: 2010

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

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

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Haiti - 2012

Data Source

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean

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: 2012

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development

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

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Cambodia Violence Against Children Survey - 2013

Data Source

Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific

Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Cambodia Ministry of Women's Affairs; Cambodia Ministry of Social Affairs (Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation)

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

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

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 - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Safe and Smart Savings (Uganda) - 2011

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

Safe and Smart Savings is a Population Council-developed program to help vulnerable adolescent girls build assets, support networks, and savings. The program combined weekly group meetings facilitated by a female mentor, financial education, health and life skills education, and formal individual savings accounts. Data were collected before and after the program was implemented to assess the impact of the program on girls’ social, health, and economic assets.

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Experimental

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2010-2011; 2009-2010

Areas Covered: City: Kampala

Investigators: Karen Austrian (Population Council)

Funders: Nike Foundation; Financial Education Fund; NoVo Foundation

Series:

Safe and Smart Savings

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, School quality;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Sexual violence;

Safe and Smart Savings (Kenya) - 2010

Data Source

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Experimental

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2009-2010; 2008-2009

Areas Covered: City: Nairobi

Investigators: Karen Austrian (Population Council)

Funders: Nike Foundation; Financial Education Fund; NoVo Foundation

Series:

Safe and Smart Savings

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, School quality;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Sexual violence;

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