Interpersonal violence in three Caribbean countries Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Franc,E.le; Samms-Vaughan,M.; Hambleton,I.; Fox,K.; Brown,D.
Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica Pan American Journal Of Public Health: 6, 409-421
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1020-4989 Document Number: 561848
OBJECTIVES: This article reports the prevalence of two types of interpersonal violence (IPV) (sexual and physical) and one type of aggression (psychological) in three low-to-middle-income Caribbean countries. It examines IPV among adolescents and young adults as both victims and perpetrators. METHODS: This population-based study compares the experiences of 15-30 year olds in countries at different levels of socioeconomic development.