Interventions to prevent youth violence in Latin America: a systematic review

Atienzo, Erika E.; Baxter, Susan; Kaltenthaler, Eva

doi:10.1007/s00038-016-0909-6

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“…An additional value of the study is evidence that policy-makers can use to strengthen social and community capacities. The good examples of violence prevention methods such as health education, building social capital and practical assistance against violence through mentoring and peer education programs, strategic communication, promotion of gender equality and attitudes, regulations and behaviors that reduce binge-drinking and other social mechanisms [18,41,42] should be considered in Serbia.…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

Obradovic-Tomasevic

Santric-Milicevic

Vasić

et al. 2019

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The study identifies the prevalence of violence victimization and the perpetration among youths, and explores the determinants and predictors using a socio-ecological model. The data of 36 variables from a representative sample of 1722 persons, ages 15–24 years, from the National Health Survey of Serbia in 2013, were analyzed by a multivariate logistic regression modeling. The study shows that 13.4% of youths experienced multi-victimization, while 10.4% were perpetrators of violence. Up to one-third of the victims were violence perpetrators. A small percentage of victims seek family and community support. Predictors of violence among youths were: male sex, households with fewer members, urban settlements, violence perpetration, self-assessed health as poor, lack of close friends and perception that it was difficult to obtain the assistance needed. Predictors of youth violence highlighted the need to improve health education, social support and community regulations, as well as strengthen the promotion of gender equality and a healthy environment.

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Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

Obradovic-Tomasevic

Santric-Milicevic

Vasić

et al. 2019

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“…Interpersonal violence is a serious public health problem in the Americas, with youths being the most affected age group. Majority of the efforts deterring interpersonal youth violence target persons aged 10-24 years, although the "youth" have been defined as individuals aged between 10-29 years (1,2). It is estimated that interpersonal youth violence contributes to 15.8% of all disability-adjusted life years for this age group and 30.7% of total years of life lost (3).…”

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“…Previous studies have found that drug abuse, smoking, alcohol, bullying victimization, and poor negative behavior control are some of the common factors that are associated with physical fighting among adolescents (4,(10)(11)(12)(13). Moreover, other seemingly minor types of violence are also strong indicators of youth violence; these include causing injuries to other persons, corporal punishments and other aggressive behavior (2). On the other hand, parental supervision, helpful peers, positive school environments and older age have been found to have a protective effect (4,11,(13)(14)(15).…”

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“…Factors that influence youth violence in the Americas are generally related to many societal pressures that youths experience on a day to day basis. Some of these factors include rapid urban growth, poverty coupled with income inequality and rampant drug trafficking (2). The violence may also be exacerbated by poverty with 11% of the population living on less than 3.2 US$ a day by 2013 Latin America (17).…”

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“…The violence may also be exacerbated by poverty with 11% of the population living on less than 3.2 US$ a day by 2013 Latin America (17). Throughout the region, youth gangs are ubiquitous and well-recognized as a serious problem (2). Puerto Rico, Colombia, El Salvador, the Bahamas and Brazil experience the highest proportion of youth deaths from homicides in the Americas (3).…”

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School Violence Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents in Chile

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Wilburn

Shaikh

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Background: School violence is widely acknowledged as a public health problem with considerable consequences on student learning and social development. There are also a wide range of health consequences. A large share of previous research on school violence has focused on populations in the global north, with significant gaps in the state of knowledge in the world's emerging economies. To this end, the present study provides an examination of correlates for school-based violence in Chile using a nationally representative cohort. Methods: Six independent variables were considered (age, sex, physical activity, sedentary life style, bullying victimization, food insecurity) within a logistic regression model to ascertain the strength and direction of associations with physical fighting. Results: Among the surveyed students, ∼13.08% reported being involved in two or more physical fights during the twelve month recall period. Males were significantly over represented among those reporting being involved in a fight OR 2.91 (CI = 1.98-4.27). Those who reported experiencing food insecurity were 5.29 (CI = 1.43-19.50) times more likely to have been involved in a physical fight. Students who reported being bullied were 2.41 (CI = 1.67-3.47) times more likely to have been involved in physical fights. While age provided protection from involvement in physical fights with an adjusted odds ratio of 0.91 (CI = 0.84-0.98). Conclusion: Consistent with previous research, our results suggest that the use of school-based interventions that target multiple risk behaviors may be helpful in reducing rates of physical fighting.

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Interventions for reducing violence against children in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map

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Saran

White

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Background: More than half of the children in the world experience some form of interpersonal violence every year. As compared with high-income countries, policy responses in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited due to resource constraints and paucity of evidence for effective interventions to reduce violence against children in their own contexts, amongst other factors. Objectives: The aim of this evidence and gap map (EGM) is to provide an overview of the existing evidence available and to identify gaps in the evidence base on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence against children in LMICs. This report covers evidence published in English; a follow-up study is under preparation focusing on evidence in five additional languages-Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Methods: The intervention-outcome framework for this EGM is based on INSPIRE-Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children, published by WHO and other partners in 2016. The seven strategies include implementation and enforcement of laws; norms and values, safe environment; parent-child and caregiver support; income and economic strengthening; response and support services; education and life skills. The search included both academic and grey literature available online. We included impact evaluations and systematic reviews that assessed the effectiveness of interventions to reduce interpersonal violence against children (0-18 years) in LMICs (World Bank, 2018b). Interventions targeting subpopulation of parents, teachers and caregivers of 0-18 years' age group were also included. A critical appraisal of all included studies was carried out using standardised tools.

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Interventions to prevent youth violence in Latin America: a systematic review

Cited by 24 publications

References 36 publications

Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia

School Violence Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents in Chile

Interventions for reducing violence against children in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map

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