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Nhlandano Aids Training Information and COunselling Centre (NATICC): Address Gender Based Violence and Child Abuse in the Shiselweni Region Mid-Term Project Evaluation Report
Gender based violence is one of the critical areas of concern in Swaziland, profoundly affecting women and children. Approximately 1 in 4 females in Swaziland experience physical violence as a child, and among youth aged 18-24 about 9% have experienced coerced sexual intercourse before they turned eighteen (18) (UNICEF National Study on Violence against Children and Young Women in Swaziland. 2007). During the lifetime of a woman, about a third experience some form of sexual violence. In Swaziland hardly a day passes without the media reporting a gross act of gender based violence perpetrated against women and girls. Recent surveillance report reflects abuse trends of 22% for men and 78% for women. The most prevalent forms of abuse are physical, emotional and sexual.