Risk and Protective Factors for Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents in Africa: A Review and Implications for Practice
There is now conclusive evidence of the major and long-lasting negative effects of physical and sexual abuse on children. Within Africa, studies consistently report high rates of child abuse, with prevalence as high as 64%. However, to date, there has been no review of factors associated with physic...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Sage Publications, Inc.
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40816 |