Research Article
Interconnected effects of witnessing household violence, food insecurity, and mental health among peri-urban Cape Town youth: A mediation analysis
DOI:
10.2989/17280583.2025.2579960
Author(s):
Miriam HartmannKarolinska Institutet, Sweden, Marie C. D. StonerWomen’s Global Health Imperative, Research Triangle Institute International, Danielle GiovencoDesmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Anna Mia EkströmKarolinska Institutet, Sweden, Abigail M HatcherGillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States, Yanga Zembe ZondiSchool of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Nontembeko QwabeDesmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Audrey PettiforGillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States, Linda-Gail BekkerDesmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Anna E KågestenKarolinska Institutet, Sweden,
Abstract
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, young people face high burdens of food insecurity and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), both linked to poor mental health.
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