Abstract
Abstract Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of distress symptoms among youth exposed to taxi violence in Khayelitsha, a South African peri-urban settlement. Design: A cross-sectional community study of a stratified sample of youth. Setting & Subjects: Five hundred and four Xhosa speaking youth aged 9–20 years, from 5 primary schools in Khayelitsha; 396 attending 4 schools in close proximity to a taxi rank (site C) and 108 attending a school away from any taxi rank (site B). Outcome Measures: An adapted version of the Survey of Exposure to Community Violence (SECV) was administered to investigate exposure to violence. The Levonn Instrument, a cartoon-based 29-item questionnaire was used to identify distress symptoms. Results: Three hundred and six respondents (61%) reported personal exposure to taxi violence. Overall, 31 (6%) of the youth reported that a family member had been shot and killed while travelling in a taxi and 41 (8%) reported that a family member had been wounded while travelling in a ...
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