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Reducing violence by teachers using the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): A cluster randomized controlled trial at public secondary schools in Tanzania by Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin, Goessmann, Katharina, Hecker, Tobias

“…The high global prevalence of school violence underlines the need for prevention. However, there are few scientifically evaluated intervention approaches that…”
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Mental health problems and their association to violence and maltreatment in a nationally representative sample of Tanzanian secondary school students by Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin, Goessmann, Katharina, Hecker, Tobias

“…Purpose Little is known about the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research consistently determined violence and…”
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Prevalence of and factors contributing to violent discipline in families and its association with violent discipline by teachers and peer violence by Masath, Faustine Bwire, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…Using a multi‐informant approach, we assessed 914 children (mean age = 12.58 years, standard deviation [SD] = 1.43) and 893 caregivers (98.3 per cent female,…”
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Factors Contributing to Violent Discipline in the Classroom: Findings From a Representative Sample of Primary School Teachers in Tanzania by Masath, Faustine Bwire, Hinze, Laura, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…The need for intervention strategies aiming to reduce teachers’ use of violent discipline methods has been expressed repeatedly, especially for countries where…”
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Characterizing the prevalence and contributing factors of sexual violence: A representative cross-sectional study among school-going adolescents in two East African countries by Goessmann, Katharina, Ssenyonga, Joseph, Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin, Hecker, Tobias

“…Sexual violence against minors is a global phenomenon with wide-ranging negative consequences. Global reports suggest that it is a particularly serious issue…”
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Pre-primary school children’s psychological wellbeing and their association with Kiswahili pre-reading outcomes in Tanzania by Rashid, Nabwera, Masath, Faustine Bwire, Nkuba, Mabula

“…AbstractThis study examined the association between psychological wellbeing and acquisition of Kiswahili pre-reading skills among pre-primary school children…”
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Reducing violent discipline by teachers using Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a matched cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzanian public primary schools by Masath, Faustine Bwire, Hermenau, Katharin, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…Despite the existing national and international plans of action to end violent discipline strategies used by teachers in schools, they still prevail in…”
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Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Southwestern Uganda by Ssenyonga, Joseph, Hermenau, Katharin, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…An adolescent's school is often the second most important place for his development and education after the home. However, reports highlight the recurrence of…”
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School-based prevention of teacher and parental violence against children: Study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Tanzania by Mattonet, Katharina, Kabelege, Eliud, Mkinga, Getrude, Kolwey, Lena, Nkuba, Mabula, Masath, Faustine Bwire, Hermenau, Katharin, Schupp, Claudia, Steinert, Janina I, Hecker, Tobias

“…Violence against children at home and at school is particularly prevalent in Africa and is associated with adverse and persistent health effects on children…”
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Reducing physical and emotional violence by teachers using the intervention Interaction Competencies with Children – for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol of a multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda by Scharpf, Florian, Kirika, Anette, Masath, Faustine Bwire, Mkinga, Getrude, Ssenyonga, Joseph, Nyarko-Tetteh, Emmanuel, Nkuba, Mabula, Karikari, Amoah Kwaku, Hecker, Tobias

“…Abstract Background Violence has severe and long-lasting negative consequences for children’s and adolescents’ well-being and psychosocial functioning, thereby…”
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Sustainability of effects and secondary long-term outcomes: One-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to prevent maltreatment in institutional care by Hecker, Tobias, Mkinga, Getrude, Hartmann, Eva, Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin

“…Many orphans in East Africa are living in institutional care facilities where they experience poor quality of care and ongoing maltreatment. We report on the…”
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Preventing maltreatment in institutional care: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in East Africa by Hecker, Tobias, Mkinga, Getrude, Kirika, Anette, Nkuba, Mabula, Preston, Justin, Hermenau, Katharin

“…•Interaction Competencies with Children prevents maltreatment in institutional care.•Feasibility of intervention despite low resources and heterogeneity of…”
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Caregiver-specific factors and orphanage-context factors contributing to maltreatment of children in institutional care: A multi-level analysis of 24 orphanages in Tanzania by Mkinga, Getrude, Kirika, Anette, Nkuba, Mabula, Mgode, Simeon, Huth, Mira, Hecker, Tobias

“…Background: High rates of maltreatment and low caregiving quality in institutional care settings have been identified in various low-and middle-income…”
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Violence and maltreatment in Tanzanian families—Findings from a nationally representative sample of secondary school students and their parents by Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin, Hecker, Tobias

“…Though the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations aim to end all forms of violence against minors, child maltreatment remains a globally prevalent…”
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Reducing teachers’ use of violence toward students: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in secondary schools in Southwestern Uganda by Ssenyonga, Joseph, Katharin, Hermenau, Mattonet, Katharina, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…•Few evidence-based interventions address teacher violence in low-income countries.•Interaction Competencies with Children – for Teachers (ICC-T) was tested in…”
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Stress and positive attitudes towards violent discipline are associated with school violence by Ugandan teachers by Ssenyonga, Joseph, Hermenau, Katharin, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…Globally, the use of violent discipline methods by teachers to manage child behavior is still highly prevalent despite enactment of laws that prohibit school…”
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Prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a representative community sample of families in three East African refugee camps by Scharpf, Florian, Masath, Faustine Bwire, Mkinga, Getrude, Kyaruzi, Edna, Nkuba, Mabula, Machumu, Maregesi, Hecker, Tobias

“…Purpose To assess the prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a sample of Burundian refugee families living in three refugee camps…”
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Reducing Violent Discipline by Teachers: a Matched Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Tanzanian Public Primary Schools by Masath, Faustine Bwire, Mattonet, Katharina, Hermenau, Katharin, Nkuba, Mabula, Hecker, Tobias

“…Violent discipline in schools infringes on children’s rights and is associated with harmful developmental consequences for students. This calls for effective…”
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Improving Parent-Child Interaction and Reducing Parental Violent Discipline – a Multi-Informant Multi-Method Pilot Feasibility Study of a School-Based Intervention by Kabelege, Eliud, Kirika, Anette, Nkuba, Mabula, Hermenau, Katharin, Schreiber, Alina, Hoeffler, Anke, Hecker, Tobias

“…Abstract Purpose Globally, many children are exposed to violent discipline in multiple settings. Interventions to prevent violent discipline are therefore…”
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Child maltreatment in a high adversity context: Associations of age, type and timing of exposure with psychopathology in middle childhood by Juen, Florian, Hecker, Tobias, Hermenau, Katharin, Teicher, Marty H., Mikinga, Getrude, Nkuba, Mabula, Masath, Faustine B., Schalinski, Inga

“…While cumulative childhood maltreatment (CM) has been linked to psychopathological outcomes, recent studies point to the relevance of the type and timing of…”
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