Interventions for reducing violence against children in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence and gap map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than half of the children in the world experience some form of interpersonal violence every year. As compared with high-income countries, policy responses in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited due to resource constraints and paucity of evidence for effective interventions to reduce violence against children in their own contexts, amongst other factors.

Objectives

The aim of this evidence and gap map (EGM) is to provide an overview of the existing evidence available and to identify gaps in the evidence base on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence against children in LMICs. This report covers evidence published in English; a follow-up study is under preparation focusing on evidence in five additional languages-Arabic, Chinese,

SUBMITTER: Pundir P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature