A conceptual framework for the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities

Sawrikar, Pooja

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819434-8.00028-3

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“…Childhood sexual abuse was assessed using a modified version of the Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) Interview formulated by Finkelhor (1979) and Sgroi et al (1982). This version of CSA was based on a previous study examining WESW and use drugs in Central Asian country (Witte et al, 2015).…”

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Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Southern Uganda

Nabayinda

Namirembe²,

Kizito

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health problem that results in high social and economic costs to individuals and communities. Compared to women in the general population, women engaged in sex work (WESW) are more likely to experience physical, emotional, and sexual IPV. This study examines the correlates of IPV among young WESW with their intimate partners in Southern Uganda. We used baseline data from the Kyaterekera project, a 5 year NIH-funded longitudinal study aimed at reducing HIV risks among 542 WESW in Southern Uganda. To examine the factors associated with IPV, we fitted three separate multi-level Poisson regression models for physical, emotional, and sexual IPV, respectively. Average age was 31.4 years, and 54% of the women reported being victims of at least one form of IPV from their intimate partners. Model one assessed correlates of sexual IPV. Being married women (β = .71, 95% CI [0.24, 1.17]), divorced/separated/widowed (β = .52, [0.02, 1.02]), depressed (β = .04, [0.02, 0.05]), and having any sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (β = .58, [0.14, 1.01]) were associated with sexual IPV. Model two assessed correlates of physical IPV. Experience of childhood sexual abuse (β = .12, [0.04, 0.19]) was associated with an increase in physical IPV, and increasing age reduced its occurrence (β = −.02, [−0.04, −0.001]). Finally, model three assessed emotional IPV. Women with higher education (β = .49, [0.14, 0.85]) and symptoms of depression (β = .02, [0.001, 0.04]) had higher risks for emotional IPV. For WESW, IPV presents an additional potential pathway for HIV and STIs acquisition and transmission through a lack of negotiating power for safe sex. Efforts to reduce violence against WESW should be prioritized as a strategy for enhancing the well-being of WESW.

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confidence: 99%

Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Southern Uganda

Nabayinda

Namirembe²,

Kizito

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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“…Indigenous-led research would centre First Nations' voices in ongoing discussions relating to policy and prevention and would allow for research to inform strategies for self-determination and Indigenous-led solutions to child maltreatment prevention (Thurber et al, 2020;Walter & Suina, 2019). Ensuring culturally safe practices is an important issue in Australia as our Indigenous population and other ethnic minority groups disproportionately experience involvement from child protection authorities (Kaur, 2012;Sawrikar, 2016Sawrikar, , 2020.…”

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Child, parent and contextual factors associated with child protection system involvement and child maltreatment in the family: A rapid evidence review

Higgins,

Hunt

2023

Aust J Social Issues

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Child abuse and neglect in the home is a prevalent and significant issue in Australia. Recent findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study revealed that 62.2 per cent of participants had experienced at least one type of maltreatment during childhood, with most reporting multi‐type maltreatment. This rapid evidence review was aimed at understanding factors associated with child abuse and neglect in the family context. Results from the included studies indicated that there is a complex interplay between various child‐related factors, parent or family characteristics and contextual factors in understanding child maltreatment. Implications for a reliance on proxy measures of child maltreatment, including involvement with child protection systems, are also considered. A key finding across the included studies was that parent characteristics were consistently identified and should be a key target for prevention. Further research is needed to explore the role of parenting capacity and skills in the prevention of harm, the intersection between associated factors, how protective factors and strength‐based approaches can inform prevention efforts and how policies and practices can be designed to appropriately address this issue.

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Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Ethnic Minority Communities

Hurcombe¹,

Redmond

Rodger³

et al. 2022

Child Sexual Abuse in Black and Minoritised Communities

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Child sexual abuse (CSA) happens in all communities—however, victims and survivors from ethnic minority communities face particular barriers to disclosure and support after experiencing CSA. Prior research in this area has indicated the systemic failures of institutions to protect ethnic minority children from CSA (Webb et al. in Child Abuse Review 11:394–410, 2002) and has identified intra-cultural barriers, such as gendered norms and shame to disclosure (Gill and Harrison in British Journal of Criminology, 17:267–284, 2019). This study examines how ethnicity, community and culture have contributed to shaping victims/survivors’ experiences. Completed by researchers from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in conjunction with members of the Race Equality Foundation, the study adopted a thematic analysis approach, drawing on the voices of 82 participants from ethnic minority communities in 11 focus groups across England and Wales. It found that cultural stereotypes and racisms negatively affected the support services’ ability to identify CSA and to enact appropriate responses.

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A conceptual framework for the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities

Cited by 4 publications

References 74 publications

Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Southern Uganda

Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Southern Uganda

Child, parent and contextual factors associated with child protection system involvement and child maltreatment in the family: A rapid evidence review

Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Ethnic Minority Communities

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