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. 2018 Feb 7;2(1):e000180. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000180

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Prevalence of physical, emotional and sexual violence perpetrated by intimate or dating partners against boys and girls in the past 12 months. Data sources: DHS, WHO VAW, RHS, GSS and VACS (for physical violence only) and systematic review publications. Model shows children’s self-reported exposure. Definitions are provided in supplementary annex 3 and exact prevalence number are provided in online supplementary annex 5. Pooled prevalence estimates at ages 10, 11, 13 and 14 years are from unadjusted meta-analyses all others are adjusted meta-regression estimates. To read bar graph: age of the child is on the y-axis; prevalence of each form of violence is on the x-axis. Prevalence corresponds to the distance of the bar along the x-axis for boys (to the left) and girls (to the right). Forms of violence are overlaid; and the black bars are a 95% CI. For example, for girls aged 19 years, the prevalence of sexual violence is 5.2% (95% CI 3.3% to 7.0%); the prevalence of physical violence is 12.6% (95% CI 10.1% to 15.0%); and the prevalence of emotional violence is 13.24% (95% CI 10.01% to 16.47%). Note that these estimates are for the entire population, not just ever-partnered boys and girls. DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys; GSHS, Global Student Health Surveys; GSS, Good Schools Study; HBSC, Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children; RHS, Reproductive Health Surveys; VACS, Violence Against Children Surveys; WHO VAW, WHO Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women.