Early life factors associated with childhood trajectories of violence among the Birth to Twenty-Plus Cohort in Soweto, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Violence against children (VAC) has devastating and long-term negative consequences on health, social and economic well-being at both the individual and societal levels. There is limited research on the life course experience of VAC, especially in Africa. This study aimed to identify trajectories of physical and sexual violence victimization in childhood and evaluate early life factors predicting these violence trajectories. This study used data from birth to 18 years from the ongoing prospective Birth to Twenty Plus cohort (Bt20+). Analyses included children who reported experiences (yes/no) of physical and sexual violence at a minimum of two time points between five and 18 years. Group-based trajectory modelling was employed to identify groups of children with similar patterns of violenc

SUBMITTER: Muchai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629478 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature