This fact sheet presents an overview of the data found in Honduras’s Violence Against Children Survey.
Key highlights include:
16% of girls experienced sexual violence in childhood.
32% of girls experienced physical violence in childhood.
16% of girls and young women who experienced pressured or physically forced sex reported a resultant pregnancy.
Among girls who have experienced sexual violence, less than 6% of girls received help.
10% of boys experienced sexual violence in childhood.
30% of boys experienced physical violence in childhood.
Among boys who have experienced sexual violence, less than 1% of boys received help
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