![]() Parents, adult caregivers or other adult relatives were the most frequent perpetrators of physical violence prior to age 18. The most frequent perpetrators of the first incident of sexual abuse prior to age 18 for females and males were spouses, boyfriends/girlfriends, romantic partners and friends. ![]() Findings from the survey show that one in five females and one in six males aged 18–24, experienced emotional violence. A quarter of male and female respondents aged 13–17 years experienced physical violence 12 months prior to the survey. One in three females and two in five males aged 18–24 years experienced physical violence prior to age 18. Females were also more likely to experience physically forced sex in childhood compared to males. Half of females and males experienced at least one type of violence in their childhood.įemale respondents aged 18–24 years were more likely to report experiencing sexual abuse than males in the same age group. The co-occurrence of violence overall and of different types of violence is prominent. ![]() Results show that violence against children is a problem and is rife in Zambia. The survey was designed to include a household questionnaire to be administered to an adult respondent to determine current socioeconomic dynamics of the household and a second, relatively longer questionnaire, for selected primary respondents aged 13–24 years. Overall individual response rates were 86.8 per cent and 85.6 per cent for females and males, respectively. Out of these, 1,819 individuals aged 13–24 years (891 females and 928 males) participated in the study. ![]() It is a cross-sectional household survey of 13–24-year-olds, designed to produce national-level estimates of experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional violence in childhood.Ī total of 2,770 households for females and 3,324 households for males were selected for the survey. The 2014 Zambia Violence against Children Survey (VACS) is the first national survey of violence against children. ![]()
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