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The problem
Intervention: No intervention was tested; this is an observational study examining the association between childhood violence exposure and subsequent intimate partner violence
Who it was tested with: Adolescent girls and young women aged 18-24 in Namibia (N=2,434) from the 2019 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"Using the data, we assessed the prevalence of childhood violence, defined as any physical, sexual, or emotional violence victimization prior to age 18, and estimated the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) after age 18. We used a weighted logistic regression to assess whether childhood violence exposure was associated with subsequent experience of IPV after age 18." The study demonstrates an association between childhood and adult violence but cannot prove that childhood violence causes adult revictimization due to the observational design.
Cross-sectional design cannot establish causation. Recall bias possible for retrospective reporting of childhood violence. No comparison group or control condition. Study does not test interventions, only observes associations.
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