Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, 1373Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
National SafeCare Training and Research Center, 1373Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2022 Oct;28(12-13):2992-3012. doi: 10.1177/10778012211038973. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
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.
本研究利用具有全国代表性的 2014 年尼日利亚儿童暴力调查，探讨了尼日利亚女性首次受害年龄、性暴力 (SV)、身体暴力 (PV)、多暴力和精神痛苦之间的关联（ = 1766 人，年龄 13-24 岁）。采用多项逻辑回归分析。报告遭受 SV 侵害和多暴力侵害的尼日利亚女性更有可能经历更高的精神痛苦。女性遭受 PV 侵害时年龄越大，精神痛苦的风险越大。暴力在尼日利亚很普遍，对青少年健康的影响非常严重。然而，基于证据和数据的政策和方案可以减少和预防暴力。
