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    Multilevel detaminants of violence against children in Nigeria
    (Department of demography and social statistic, Faculty of Social science, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2021) AJAYI, Olamide Mercy
    This study assessed the age and gender differentials in the prevalence of sexual, emotional and physical violence against children; it also identified the household and community factors influencing violence against children and; also examined the interaction effect of household and community on violence against children. This was done to provide more evidences on the determinants of violence against children so as to alleviate/end all forms of violence against children in Nigeria. This study employed secondary data extracted from the Nigeria Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) 2014, a national, cross-sectional household survey of females and males aged 13-24years. Information obtained for this study included individual characteristics, household and community characteristics. Also in this study, respondent aged 13-17years were asked experience of violence within one year prior to the survey while respondents aged 18-24years were asked experience of violence before age 18years. A total of 4,203 respondents were interviewed. Data analysis was at univariate, bivariate and multivariate. At univariate level, frequency distribution and percentage were presented. At bivariate level, Chi square test of independence was used. At multivariate, binary logistic regression model was used. The result showed that the mean age of the respondents was 18.7years. The result showed that 48.01% of children had ever experienced some form of physical, sexual and emotional violence with physical violence as the most reported form violence (52.53%). The result showed that the prevalence of violence against children ranges from 49.2% males and 49.4% females among respondents aged 13-17years to 46.9% males and 47.7% females had experienced violence before age 18. The study identified sex of household head and household wealth as household factors significantly associated with violence against children (χ2=4.61, p<0.05) and (χ2=5.15, p<0.05). Ethnicity and neighbourhood safety are community factors significantly associated with violence against children (χ2= 41.51, p<0.05) and (χ2= 11.65, p<0.05). The interaction effect of sex of household head and neighbourhood safety showed that children who live in female headed household and reported to feel unsafe in the neighbourhood are 66% more likely to experience violence (OR=1.66, p<0.05) than children who live in male headed household and reported somewhat safe in the neighbourhood (OR=1.17, p<0.05). The interaction effect of household wealth and ethnicity showed that children from low wealth status and reported Yoruba ethnic group are 94% more like to experienced violence (OR=1.94, p<0.05) than children from moderate wealth status (OR=1.60, p<0.05). The interaction effect of street habitation and neighbourhood safety showed that children who reported to ever lived on the street and somewhat safe in the neighbourhood are 23% more likely to experienced violence (OR=1.23. p<0.05) than children who reported to never lived on the street and very safe in the neighbourhood (OR=1.06, p>0.05). This study concludes that violence against children is high in Nigeria. Sex of household head, household wealth, ethnicity and neighbourhood safety were significantly associated with violence against children in Nigeria. Efforts should be made at protecting children at household and community level to reduce and end all forms of violence against children in Nigeria.