Physical, emotional and sexual child abuse victimisation in South Africa: Findings from a prospective cohort study

Thesis

Background: Child abuse in South Africa is a significant public health concern with severe negative outcomes for children; however, little is known about risk and protective factors for child abuse victimisation. This thesis investigates prevalence rates, perpetrators, and locations as well as predictors of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse victimisation. It also examines the influence of potential mediating and moderating variables on the relationships between risk factors...

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Authors: Meinck, F

• Publication date: 2014
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: systematic review; risk factors; HIV; South Africa; prevalence; predictors; incidence; adolescents; child maltreatment; child abuse; sub-Saharan Africa; correlates; children
• Subjects: Families; Children and youth; Social policy & social work; Social disadvantage; Poverty; Public Health; Health and health policy; Families,children and childcare; Social services; associations