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Assessing the relationship between agency and peer violence among adolescents aged 10 to 14 years in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Blantyre, Malawi: A cross-sectional study

Astha Ramaiya
Linnea Zimmerman
Aimée Lulebo
Éric Mafuta
William Stones
Effie Chipeta
Caroline Moreau

202113 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

In this study, we observed that peer violence is a gendered experience that is related to young people's agency. This stresses the importance of addressing interpersonal violence in empowerment programs and of including boys who experience the greatest perpetration-victimization overlap.

Research topics

Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003552

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