2024-07-30 06:02:38
A worrying study revealed that the number of teenagers that have suffered violence of a couple, is increasing.
Unfortunately, the violence experienced by young people during romantic relationships has increased.
This was revealed by the research published by the prestigious magazine Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
This study raises alarm bells and shows that domestic violence is widespread throughout the world.
Given this situation, specialists urge the development of policies and programs that guarantee gender equality.
In addition to fighting against practices such as child marriage, which still occurs in some parts of the world.
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Teenagers have suffered violence from their male partner at least once, research says
And analysis with global, regional and world estimates with data from the years 2000 a 2018reveals an alarming fact.
And 24% of adolescents between 15 and 19 years old who had or are in a relationship, have been victims of physical or sexual violence from your partner male at least once.
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health study, which reviewed statistical data from a total of 161 countries, indicates that 16% of adolescent girls suffered such violence in 2023.
To arrive at this figure, the research reviewed sources such as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Database on the Prevalence of Violence against Women.
Which is prepared after a review of surveys and population studies carried out from January 2000 to December 2018.
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Lancet Child details that intimate partner violence against adolescent girls varies widely. For example, in Georgia it occurs at 3%, but in Papua New Guinea it is 49%.
At the regional level, this study documents that areas with the highest level of domestic violencea son:
- Oceania: 47%
- Central sub-Saharan Africa: 40%
- Eastern sub-Saharan Africa: 31%
- Asia meridional: 29%
The regions of the world where less prevalence of gender violence is given is:
- Europa central: 10%
- Asia central: 11%
- Eastern Europe: 13%
Despite these low figures in these areas, one in ten adolescents experienced violence from their male partner, which is still alarming.
Countries with the best education rates and equality laws have the least amount of domestic violence among teenagers
Another relevant aspect left by the publication made by Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has to do with the factors that generated the violence.
In countries where there is a higher enrollment of adolescents in schools and there are equality laws, there was a lower prevalence of intimate partner violence.
On the other hand, in countries where incomes are low and child marriage is still permitted, domestic violence rates were high.
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2024-07-30 06:02:38