Violence victimization and negative health correlates of youth in post-earthquake Haiti: Findings from the cross-sectional violence against children survey.

Lai, Betty S; Osborne, Melissa C; De Veauuse-Brown, Natasha; Swedo, Elizabeth A; Self-Brown, Shannon; Massetti, Greta M

Lai, Betty S; Osborne, Melissa C; De Veauuse-Brown, Natasha; Swedo, Elizabeth A; Self-Brown, Shannon; Massetti, Greta M.

Afiliação

Lai BS; Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA. Electronic address: betty.lai@bc.edu.
Osborne MC; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA.
De Veauuse-Brown N; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA.
Swedo EA; Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.
Self-Brown S; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA.
Massetti GM; Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.

J Affect Disord ; 270: 59-64, 2020 06 01.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32275221

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: We examined the prevalence of and relationships between violence victimization and negative health correlates of Haitian youth exposed to the 2010 earthquake. METHODS: Participants were randomly selected 13-24 year-old youth (1457 females; 1459 males) living in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Data collected via Haiti's 2012 Violence against Children Survey (VACS) were analyzed. RESULTS: Participants reported violence victimization in the past 12 months (females: 49.93%; males: 41.68%), moderate-to-severe mental distress (females: 76.56%; males: 66.41%), and suicidal ideation (females: 26.79%; males: 8.05%). Compared to participants without experiences of violence, victims of violence had significantly higher mean number of sexual partners (females: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.81-2.16, p = .02; males: 4.33, 95% CI: 3.50-5.16, p = .03), mental distress (females: 80.39%, p = .01; males: 72.95%, p = .002), and suicidal ideation (females: 36.09%, p < .0001; males: 12.02%, p < .0001). Male victims of violence were more likely to have sex without a condom (26.02%, p = .01) and female victims of violence were more likely to report histories of STIs (28.04%, p = .01), when compared to participants without history of violence. LIMITATIONS: Data were collected via self-report. Disaster exposure experiences were not assessed. Analysis was correlational and did not control for potential confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS: Disaster-exposed youth endorsed high levels of violence victimization and negative health correlates. Earthquake survivors who experienced violence were more likely to report negative health correlates. Greater attention to downstream sequelae of natural disasters is needed.

Assuntos

Vítimas de Crime; Terremotos; Delitos Sexuais; Adolescente; Adulto; Criança; Estudos Transversais; Feminino; Haiti/epidemiologia; Humanos; Masculino; Fatores de Risco; Violência; Adulto Jovem

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Children; Disaster; Displacement; Earthquake; Violence; Youth

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Delitos Sexuais / Vítimas de Crime / Terremotos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Haiti Idioma: En Revista: J Affect Disord Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda

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