Elizabeth A Swedo, Steven A Sumner, Susan D Hillis, George Aluzimbi, Rose Apondi, Victor O Atuchukwu, Andrew F Auld, Peter J Chipimo, Martha Conkling, Okpewuru E Egbe, McKnight S H Kalanda, Chabila C Mapoma, Emma Phiri, Lydia N Wasula, Greta M Massetti
Violence is a major public health and human rights concern, claiming over 1.3 million lives globally each year (1). Despite the scope of this problem, population-based data on physical and sexual violence perpetration are scarce, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (2,3). To better understand factors driving both children becoming victims of physical or sexual violence and subsequently (as adults) becoming perpetrators, CDC collaborated with four countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia) to conduct national household surveys of persons aged 13-24 years to measure experiences of violence victimization in childhood and subsequent perpetration of physical or sexual violence...
April 19, 2019: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report