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Little is known about factors affecting the non-disclosure of SV among children and youth in Latin America.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data from Colombia, Honduras and El Salvador Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys were combined (females=6301; males=6549). Weighted prevalence and 95% CIs were estimated, and logistic regression models assessed associations between non-disclosure of SV and other factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 38% of females and 55% of males who experienced SV did not disclose any SV. Females experiencing two or more types of SV (adjusted OR (aOR)=2.1, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.8) or two or more incidents of SV (aOR=2.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 5.9) had higher odds of non-disclosure; females who experienced unwanted attempted sex only (aOR=0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.6) had lower odds of non-disclosure compared with female SV victims who did not. Males who experienced physically forced sex (aOR=4.2, 95% CI 1.1 to 15.8) or polyvictimization (aOR=3.1, 95% CI 1.2 to 7.6) had higher odds of non-disclosure; males who experienced two or more types of SV (aOR=0.4, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.8), or two or more incidents of unwanted attempted sex (aOR=0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.9) had lower odds of non-disclosure compared with male SV victims who did not.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Non-disclosure of SV varied for males and females in these countries. 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