SynthesisNature human behaviour2025
Health effects associated with exposure of children to physical violence, psychological violence and neglect: a Burden of Proof study.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Lancet (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- The health effects associated with physical, sexual and psychological gender-based violence against men and women: a Burden of Proof study.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Childhood Maltreatment and Psychological Distress Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in Zimbabwe.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- Associations Between Different Subtypes of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Reproductive Mood Disorders-a Scoping Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties and network analysis of the brief Adverse Childhood Experiences Abuse Short Form (ACE-ASF) in homosexual and heterosexual.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Unseen wounds of childhood: Emotional abuse, neglect, and later diabetes vulnerability in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Individual, interpersonal, organizational, and community contexts: factors associated with alcohol consumption among Brazilian adolescents.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Past political violence and interpersonal violence against children and youth in Africa.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Association of pre-adolescent adverse childhood experiences with adolescent cholesterol levels: findings from the A-CHILD longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among women in sex work and social care: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors that inhibit reporting of child maltreatment among dental health personnel - a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The health toll of child maltreatment or violence against children (VAC) has not yet been comprehensively evaluated. Here, in our systematic review and meta-analyses, we focused on the health impacts of physical violence, psychological violence and neglect during childhood. Utilizing the Burden of Proof methodology, which generates conservative measures of association while accounting for heterogeneity between input studies, we evaluated 35 associations between VAC and adverse health outcomes, identifying 27 statistically significant links. The associations between physical violence and major depressive disorder, ischaemic heart disease, alcohol use disorder, eating disorders and drug use disorders were rated as moderately weak, reflecting a small effect size and/or inconsistent evidence. The minimum increased risk ranged from 16% for depression to 2% for drug use disorders. Psychological violence showed similar moderately weak associations with drug use disorders (8% minimum risk increase), migraine (7%) and gynaecological diseases (2%). Neglect was linked to at least a 15% increased risk for anxiety disorders. The other 18 associations were weaker due to smaller effect sizes and/or less consistent evidence. Despite the limitations of the existing evidence, our analysis highlights substantial health impacts for VAC survivors, underscoring the need for health system prioritization and continued efforts to eliminate all forms of VAC.
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