Browsing Research Output by Subject "Child abuse"
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A psychological assessment protocol to supplement the medical triage regarding child abuse cases admitted to emergency departments
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2016)Child abuse (CA), which includes child sexual abuse (CSA), affects many children in South Africa. The true magnitude of this problem is not fully comprehended or comprehensively reported, as many of CA cases are not reported ... -
Associations between adolescent experiences of violence in Malawi and gender-based attitudes, internalizing, and externalizing behaviors
(Elsevier, 2017)Little is known about adolescent exposure to and factors associated with violence in Malawi. The aim of this research was to describe the prevalence of exposure to violence among adolescents in Malawi, and test the hypotheses ... -
Boys in middle childhood placed in a clinic school: experiences of sexual abuse.
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2014)This study formed part of a larger research project, which aimed to develop an intervention strategy to support sexually abused boys in their middle childhood placed in a clinic school. The experiences of these boys were ... -
Disclosure of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, help-seeking and access to abuse response services in two South African Provinces
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Physical, emotional and sexual child abuse are major problems in South Africa. This study investigates whether children know about post-abuse services, if they disclose and seek services, and what the outcomes of help-seeking ...