Uganda Violence Against Children Survey 2015

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development · 2015 (report published 2018) · last checked 30 October 2026

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The first national household survey of physical, emotional and sexual violence against children and young people in Uganda, with sub-national estimates. About three in four young adults reported violence during childhood.

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Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. (2018). Uganda Violence Against Children Survey: Findings from a national survey, 2015. UNICEF Uganda. https://www.unicef.org/uganda/reports/uganda-violence-against-children-survey
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The first national household survey of physical, emotional and sexual violence against children and young people in Uganda, with sub-national estimates. About three in four young adults reported violence during childhood.

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2015 (report published 2018)
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Last checked
30 October 2026

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  • Prevalence of violence in childhood for child protection proposals.
  • Risk factors and consequences of violence for background sections.

Physical, emotional and sexual violence in childhood among people aged 13-24, perpetrators, disclosure and help-seeking, and health consequences.

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  1. Download the report from UNICEF Uganda (link below).

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  • UNICEF's page dates the report August 2015 but posted it in August 2018, and the file is named 2018. Check the date on the report cover and adjust the citation if needed.

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Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. (2018). Uganda Violence Against Children Survey: Findings from a national survey, 2015. UNICEF Uganda. https://www.unicef.org/uganda/reports/uganda-violence-against-children-survey

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