Who perpetrates violence against children? A systematic analysis of age-specific and sex-specific data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The epidemiology of violence against children is likely to differ substantially by sex and age of the victim and the perpetrator. Thus far, investment in effective prevention strategies has been hindered by lack of clarity in the burden of childhood violence across these dimensions. We produced the first age-specific and sex-specific prevalence estimates by perpetrator type for physical, sexual and emotional violence against children globally.

Design

We used random effects meta-regression to estimate prevalence. Estimates were adjusted for relevant quality covariates, variation in definitions of violence and weighted by region-specific, age-specific and sex-specific population data to ensure estimates reflect country population structures.

Data sources

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SUBMITTER: Devries K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842994 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature