Child Violence in South Africa: 91% Exposed by Age 8
Violence exposure was nearly universal by age 8 in a South African birth cohort: 91.1% of children had experienced at least 1 violence type, and 53.6% had experienced more than 1. Recent violence exposure at age 8 was consistently tied to mental-health problems, while earlier exposure at age 4.5 showed weaker longitudinal prediction than same-age …