Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Lisa Jones; Mark A Bellis; Sara Wood; Karen Hughes; Ellie McCoy; Lindsay Eckley; Geoff Bates; Christopher Mikton; Tom Shakespeare; Alana Officer

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60692-8

Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Lisa Jones, Mark A Bellis, Sara Wood, Karen Hughes, Ellie McCoy, Lindsay Eckley, Geoff Bates, Christopher Mikton, Tom Shakespeare, Alana Officer

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

Globally, at least 93 million children have moderate or severe disability. Children with disabilities are thought to have a substantially greater risk of being victims of violence than are their non-disabled peers. Establishment of reliable estimates of the scale of the problem is an essential first step in the development of effective prevention programmes. We therefore undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesise evidence for the prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	899-907
Number of pages	9
Journal	Lancet
Volume	380
Issue number	9845
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60692-8
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2012

Keywords

Disabled Children
Child Abuse, Sexual
Humans
Child
Child Abuse
Adolescent
Violence
Prevalence

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