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Table 3 Included peer-reviewed articles and grey literature

From: The pathways between natural disasters and violence against children: a systematic review

  

Selected quality markers

Data source

Country and disaster

Violence type

Age range of children

Co-occurrence of a man-made disaster

Appropriate methodological design

Relationship between researcher and respondents considered

Ethical issues considered

Data analysis rigorous

Risk of bias quality score

Peer-reviewed articles

 Biswas et al. [15]

Bangladesh; 2007 floods

Physical; emotional

Under 18

N

Y

N

N

N (qualitative)

Y (quantitative)

4 (qualitative) 8 (quantitative)

 Catani et al. [20]

Sri Lanka; 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Physical; emotional; sexual

9–15

Y

Y

N

N

Y

6 (quantitative)

 Curtis et al. [50]

United States; 1989 Hurricane Hugo; 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake; 1992 Hurricane Andrew

Physical; emotional; sexual

Under 18

N

N

N

N

N

1 (qualitative)

 Davis and Bookey [53]

Haiti; 2010 earthquake

Sexual

5–18

N

Y

N

N

N

2 (qualitative)

 Fisher [55]

Sri Lanka; 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Sexual

Not reported

N

N

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

3 (qualitative)

 Rashid and Michaud [49]

Bangladesh; 1998 floods

Sexual

15–18

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

8 (qualitative)

 Scott et al. [52]

United States; 2005 Hurricane Katrina

Emotional (bullying)

8–15

N

Y

N

Y

Y

9 (quantitative)

 Standing et al. [54]

Nepal; 2015 earthquake

Sexual

Under 18

N

Y

N

N

N

3 (qualitative)

 Terranova et al. [51]

United States; 2005 Hurricane Katrina

Physical and emotional (bullying)

Fifth graders (mean: age 10)

N

Y

N

N

Y

8 (quantitative)

Grey literature

 CARE Ethiopia Emergency Unit [71]

Ethiopia; 2015-present drought

Sexual

Not reported

N

Y

N

N

N

5 (qualitative)

 Child Protection Sub-Cluster [56]

Philippines; 2012 Typhoon Bopha

Physical - younger children; sexual - in households

Not reported

Y

N

Not reported

Not reported

N

5 (qualitative)

 Civil Protection Zimbabwe [70]

Zimbabwe; 2017 Tropical Cyclone Dineo

Sexual (particularly ages 5–18)

Under 18

N

Y

N

N

N

5 (qualitative)

 Government of Bangladesh and Humanitarian Coordination Task Team of Bangladesh [67]

Bangladesh; 2017 floods

Physical; sexual

Under 18

N

Y

N

N

Y

8 (qualitative)

 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [57]

Laos, Indonesia, and Philippines; 2016 Oudomxay Floods and 2009 Typhoon Ketsana in Sekong; 2016 Aceh Earthquake and 2016 Aceh and Bima Flash Floods; 2013 Typhoon Haiyan

Sexual

Not reported

Y (Philippines)

Y

N

N

Y

7 (qualitative)

 Jinks and Komenji [58]

Papua New Guinea; 2016 frost and drought

Physical

Not reported

N

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

N

1 (qualitative)

 Ministry of International Affairs of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga and Pacific Humanitarian Cluster [61]

Tonga; 2014 Cyclone Ian

Physical

Not reported

N

Y

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

6 (qualitative)

 Oxfam and CARE Ethiopia [69]

Ethiopia; 2015-present drought

Emotional; sexual

Not reported

N

Y

N

N

Y

8 (qualitative)

 People in Need Czech Republic [62]

Nepal; 2015 earthquake

Physical; sexual

Under 18

N

Y

N

N

N

6 (qualitative)

 People in Need Czech Republic [63]

Nepal; 2015 earthquake

Sexual

School-aged girls, grades 6–10

N

Y

N

N

Y

6 (qualitative)

 Plan International, Save the Children, United Nations Children’s Fund and World Vision [64]

Nepal; 2015 earthquake

Emotional; sexual

8–12 and 13–18

N

Y

N

N

Y

8 (qualitative)

 Polack [59]

Kenya; 2006–2009 drought

Sexual

Under 18

Y

Y

N

N

N

4 (qualitative)

 Save the Children [65]

Mongolia; 2016–2017 dzud

Bullying

6–16 in FGD and not reported

N

Y

N

N

N

4 (qualitative)

 Save the Children [72]

Somalia; 2015-present drought

Physical; sexual

Not reported

Y

Y

N

N

N

6 (qualitative)

 Save the Children [66]

Papua New Guinea; 2014–2015 drought

Physical; sexual

Not reported

N

Y

N

N

N

6 (qualitative)

 Save the Children [68]

Kenya; 2011–2012 East Africa drought

Physical; sexual

10–11 and 12–16 in FGD and not reported

Y

Y

N

N

N

4 (qualitative)

 United Nations Population Fund and Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes [60]

Haiti; 2016 Hurricane Matthew

Sexual

15–18

N

Y

Not reported

N

N

4 (qualitative)

  1. Y Yes and N No. In the case that a dataset included people over the age of 18, the age range indicates the viable sample of respondents under the age of 18 that was utilized for analysis. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program [73] was referenced to confirm the presence of man-made disasters in the same country, region, and timeframe