Estimating child separation in emergencies: Results from North Kivu

Stark, Lindsay; Rubenstein, Beth L.; Mansourian, Hani; Spencer, Craig; Noble, Eva; Chisolm‐Straker, Makini

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.12.012

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“…Almost 70% of girls reported being unmarried and 6.63% of girls were married but not living with their partner (for further demographic information on study participants, see Stark et al . 2016, forthcoming).…”

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“…The proliferation of armed groups using sexual violence as a targeted weapon, separation of families, the collapse of traditional community protection mechanisms, and displacement have all contributed to increased risk for adolescent girls (Bell, 2006; Stark et al . 2016). According to the Demographic and Health Survey (2007), 24% of girls aged 15–19 years had already begun child-bearing.…”

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The effect of gender norms on the association between violence and hope among girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Background.Girls at early stages of adolescence are vulnerable to violence victimization in humanitarian contexts, but few studies examine factors that affect girls’ hope in these settings. We assessed attitudes toward traditional gender norms as an effect modifier of the relationship between violence exposure and future orientation in displaced girls.Methods.Secondary analysis, using multivariable regression of cross-sectional data from girls ages 10–14 in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Key variables of interest were attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV), Children's Hope Scale (CHS) score, and exposure to physical, emotional, and sexual violence within the last 12 months. Additional covariates included age, educational status, and territory.Results.The interaction of exposure to violence and attitudes toward IPV magnified the association between violence exposure and lower CHS score for physical violence (β = −0.09, p = 0.040) and unwanted sexual touching (β = −0.20, p = 0.003) among girls age 10–14, when adjusting for other covariates. The interaction of exposure to violence and attitudes toward IPV magnified the association between violence exposure and lower CHS score for forced sex (β = −0.22, p = 0.016) among girls age 13–14, when adjusting for covariates. Findings for emotional violence, any form of sexual violence, and coerced sex trended toward lower CHS scores for girls who reported higher acceptance of IPV, but did not reach significance.Conclusions.Findings support the utility of gender norms-transformative programming in increasing resilience of girls who have experienced sexual violence in humanitarian contexts.

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The effect of gender norms on the association between violence and hope among girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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“…It is well documented that separated children face psychological burdens and experience a multitude of risks and long-term impacts on their wellbeing [8,20,21,25,27]. To quote Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham [27 p37], "[The war] becomes enormously significant the moment it breaks up family life and uproots the first emotional attachments of the child within the family group."…”

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“…To achieve a more comprehensive approach, the field of public health frequently uses mixed methods. Myriad examples in the public health literature show how complex research questions can be answered effectively through a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods [27,[68][69][70][71].…”

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Prioritizing the Prevention of Child-Family Separation: The Value of a Public Health Approach to Measurement and Action

Mansourian¹

2020

Int. J. Child Health Nutr.

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Disaster-affected children are among the most vulnerable populations and face a wide range of threats to their health and wellbeing. One of the most significant risks to children is separation from their family, a problem that occurs in most humanitarian contexts. Because separation can have lasting adverse consequences for children's health and wellbeing, child protection actors frequently develop programs to respond to the needs of separated children. However, methods to measure prevalence, characteristics, and root causes of separation are scarce and rarely deployed in humanitarian settings. Existing measurement and programmatic approaches focus primarily on responding to already separated children and give little attention to the prevention of separation at a population level, the context and prevalence of separation, and the root causes of separation. Analyzing how a public health approach helps to fill these gaps, this paper presents a systematic, conceptual and practical case for incorporating a public health approach in the measurement of and programming for separation of children in humanitarian settings. It argues that a population-level, preventive approach to measurement and programming will complement the more common case-based, responsive approach to separation of children and enables children's well-being amidst adversity.

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“…Furthermore, as frequently occurs in conflict, many children are unaccompanied or separated from their usual caregivers. It is common practice for unrelated adults to take them in [12], but not all of these adults are well intentioned and some of these children end up trafficked in a multitude of ways [13].…”

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Human Trafficking in Areas of Conflict: Health Care Professionals' Duty to Act

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Morris

Chisolm‐Straker

2017

AMA Journal of Ethics

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Given the significant global burden of human trafficking, the ability of clinicians to identify and provide treatment for trafficked persons is critical. Particularly in conflict settings, health care facilities often serve as the first and sometimes only point of contact for trafficked persons. As such, medical practitioners have a unique opportunity and an ethical imperative to intervene, even in nonclinical roles. With proper training, medical practitioners can assist trafficked persons by documenting human trafficking cases, thereby placing pressure on key stakeholders to enforce legal protections, and by providing adequate services to those trafficked.

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Estimating child separation in emergencies: Results from North Kivu

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

The effect of gender norms on the association between violence and hope among girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The effect of gender norms on the association between violence and hope among girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prioritizing the Prevention of Child-Family Separation: The Value of a Public Health Approach to Measurement and Action

Human Trafficking in Areas of Conflict: Health Care Professionals' Duty to Act

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