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Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences And Attitudes Towards Abuse Against Women And Children Among Adolescents And Young Adults In Malawi, Nellipher Lewis Mchenga

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes towards abuse against women and children between adolescents, aged 13 to 17, who had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and those who did not, and young adults, aged 18 to 24, who had ACEs and those who did not. The study also evaluated whether the region of residence moderates the relationship between participants’ adverse childhood experiences and attitudes towards abuse against women and children. Secondary data collected from adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 24 between September and October of 2013 in the Violence Against Children and Young People Malawi Survey …