Conflict and Health volume 13 , Article number: 60 Cite this article. Metrics details. Research on violence targeting urban forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women AGYW is limited, particularly regarding polyvictimization exposure to multiple forms of violence.
Yet there is a global trend of refugee urbanization, and urban AGYW are at the nexus of violence disparities among adolescents, forcibly displaced persons, and slum dwellers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with forcibly displaced AGYW aged 16β24 from five informal settlement slum communities across Kampala Kabalagala, Rubaga, Kansanga, Katwe, Nsambya using peer network sampling.
We assessed YAV experienced at age 16 or above sexual, physical, emotional violence and recent past month IPV physical, sexual, control violence. We conducted descriptive statistics, followed by multinomial logistic regression analyses to explore social ecological factors e. In adjusted analyses, experiencing any YAV was significantly associated with: adolescent sexual and reproductive health SRH stigma; sexual relationship power; mobile app usage; depressive symptoms; childhood abuse; and childhood polyvictimization.
In adjusted analyses YAV polyvictimization was associated with: depressive symptoms; childhood polyvictimization; sexual relationship power; and food insecurity. Participants with higher sexual relationship power had lower odds of recent IPV polyvictimization. Multi-level strategies are required to address intrapersonal e. Future research can tailor approaches to advance health, agency and human rights among urban forcibly displaced AGYW.
Sexual and gender-based violence SGBV is a human rights violation and public health priority [ 1 , 2 ] that disproportionately impacts women and children in humanitarian settings [ 3 , 4 ].
