Self-Harm Among School-Going Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Violence Victimisation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Self-Harm Among School-Going Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Violence Victimisation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: A growing body of evidence from high-income contexts suggests a strong association between sexual violence victimisation and self-harm and eventual suicide. However, both sexual violence and self-harm among adolescents are still less researched in sub-Saharan African countries, including...

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Main Author: Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
Subjects:
adolescents
Ghana
self-harm
sexual abuse
sexual violence
social adversity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.605865/full

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