Associations Among Age of First Experience of Violence, Type of Victimization, Polyvictimization, and Mental Distress in Nigerian Females

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• Alternative Title:
  Violence Against Women
• Personal Author:
  Lee, NaeHyung ; Osborne, Melissa ; Massetti, Greta ; Watson, Ashley ; Self-Brown, Shannon
• Description:
  This study explored associations of age of first victimization, sexual violence (SV), physical violence (PV), polyvictimization, and mental distress among females in Nigeria (| = 1,766, 13-24 years old) using the nationally representative 2014 Nigeria Violence Against Children Survey. Multinomial logistic regressions were performed. Nigerian females reporting SV victimization and polyvictimization were more likely to experience higher mental distress. The older the female was at the time of PV victimization, the greater the risk for mental distress. Violence is prevalent in Nigeria and its impact on youth's health is severe. However, evidence-based and data-driven policies and programs can reduce and prevent violence.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Crime Victims Female Humans Mental Disorders Sex Offenses Violence Young Adult
• Keywords:
  Females Mental Health Polyvictimization Violence
• Source:
  Violence Against Women. 28(12-13):2992-3012
• Pubmed ID:
  34894889
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9189236
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Nigeria
• Volume:
  28
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5b534c19adbe6d819c993ab01e4f946ddf4dd3183d67ffe207bc9925a8134baf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119258/cdc_119258_DS1.pdf
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