Prevalence, risk factors and interventions to prevent violence against adolescents and youths in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Abstract Background Violence is a pervasive human rights issue with public health consequences affecting adolescents and young people. This review aimed to describe the scope of existing research on the prevalence of violence and risk factors as well as intervention programmes targeted at adolescent...

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Published in:	Reproductive Health
Main Authors:	Ifeyinwa L. Ezenwosu, Benjamin S. C. Uzochukwu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-02-01
Subjects:	Violence Scoping review Adolescents Youths SSA
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-024-01926-7

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