A Culturally Contexted Study of Perceptions, Attitudes and Opinions on Child Sexual Abuse

Jones, Adele; Jemmott, Ena Trotman

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“…The first sexual experience was associated with forcible sex or pressure to have sex in nearly 40% of respondents, a worrying finding that is consistent with a pattern of sexual coercion, sexual abuse and high rates of interpersonal violence reported in the Caribbean literature [ 5 , 19 , 26 , 49 - 53 ]. Condom use was strikingly related to willingness to have sex, with a distribution of 2:1:0 in girls who were either willing:persuaded:forced to have sex at their first sexual encounter.…”

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confidence: 63%

Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational Sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15–19

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and risk factors for intergenerational (IG)-sex in females aged 15–19 residing in Barbados.MethodsThis cross sectional cluster survey was conducted in a 2.6% national sample in the age range (n = 261) recruited from multiple polling districts chosen with a probability proportional to size. Consent was obtained from participants aged ≥18 years or from parents/guardians of participants <18 years, with participant assent. The prevalence of age at first sex was analyzed using a life table approach and risk factors for IG sex (defined as sexual relations with a male 10 or more years older) were analyzed by logistic regression, adjusting for age.Results51.0% of adolescent females in the survey reported ever having had sex, among whom prevalence of IG-sex was 13.2% (95% CI: 6.7-19.8) at first sex, 29.0% (22.3-35.7) within the preceding twelve months, and 34.8% (24.3-45.4) ever. Condom use at first sex was positively related to willingness to have sex (F statistic = 9.8, p = 0.001). The strongest determinant for IG-sex was age of sexual debut (age adjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]: 0.58[0.41-0.83]), followed by money or gifts received from the partner (2.91[1.17-7.23] and self-esteem (0.33[0.11-0.95]).ConclusionsThe survey establishes a high rate of IG-sex in Barbados, a ‘high income’ country. Most insightful is that risk of IG-sex nearly halved for every year at which first sex was delayed. A high proportion of coerced sex was reported at first sexual experience and this was linked to poor condom use. Affirmative prevention approaches are recommended to boost self-acclamation of adolescent women within less coercive relationships, especially during their first sexual encounter.

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Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational Sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15–19

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“…It is believed that girls are particularly at risk for child sexual abuse in female-headed, single-parent households where a step-father or mother's boyfriend is present in the home. This belief is supported by recent research conducted in the Caribbean (Jones and Trotman Jemmott, 2009). Bolen (2001) notes that the presence of a stepfather in the home has been found to be a factor that makes a child more vulnerable not only to abuse by the stepfather himself but to abuse by others.…”

Section:  Child Sexual Abusementioning

confidence: 85%

“…Many factors have been cited as contributing to the continued perpetration of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean, though it is not as yet known which of these factors are important in the case of Trinidad and Tobago. These include the at-risk characteristics of the child, parent, and perpetrator, and the impact of the socio-economic and cultural environment of the Caribbean on families (Le Franc, 2002;Jones and Trotman Jemmott, 2009). It is believed that girls are particularly at risk for child sexual abuse in female-headed, single-parent households where a step-father or mother's boyfriend is present in the home.…”

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Crime and Violence in Trinidad and Tobago: IDB Series on Crime and Violence in the Caribbean

Seepersad

2016

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This report is part of an IDB Technical Note series on crime and violence in the Caribbean. The overall aim is to establish a baseline of the crime prevention arena against which progress can be assessed. The report compiles the available data from multiple sources in order to provide a diagnosis of the size, characteristics, and changing nature of the problem in Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, the report provides a survey of the various crime prevention and suppression policies, programmes, and projects adopted by government, private and non-governmental organisations in recent years. In performing the above-mentioned tasks, the report offers an assessment of the data collection, analysis, and crime response capabilities in Trinidad and Tobago, and makes suggestions about the most effective way forward.

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“…Such knowledge, if combined with local data collection and risk factor research, may direct targeting of prevention activities toward particular ethnic communities in Australia. For example, “sexual and physical abuse is high in the Caribbean and socially accepted in many Caribbean countries” (Jones & Jemmott :172). “National surveys of violence against children conducted in Africa reveal much higher rates of childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse than the global rates” (Butchart & Mikton :14).…”

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“…If the abuser is the main breadwinner in a home, if there are few or no social services to turn to, then loss of income can be the determining factor in allowing the abuse to continue. The victim might simply be unwilling to break up and bring hardship upon the family by exposing the abuser (Jones & Jemmott ).…”

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What can surveillance data and risk factor research contribute to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse?

Broadley

2018

Aust J Social Issues

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The aim of this article was to consider how populationlevel surveillance data and risk factor research might be applied to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse. The focus is on the collection of data in relation to ethnicity. By drawing from the four principles approach to ethical decision making developed by Beauchamp and Childress, the expected benefits of data collection are weighed against possible harms to individuals and communities. It concludes that the identification of high-risk groups can inform prioritisation of resources, and the development of context-specific and culturally sensitive child sexual abuse prevention and intervention programmes. However, it is crucial to explain why child sexual abuse is more prevalent in some ethnic communities than others. Explanations about causes can reduce the potential for stigmatisation and marginalisation of individuals and communities, as well as challenge widely held myths about biological determinism and inability to change.

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A Culturally Contexted Study of Perceptions, Attitudes and Opinions on Child Sexual Abuse

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Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational Sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15–19

Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational Sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15–19

Crime and Violence in Trinidad and Tobago: IDB Series on Crime and Violence in the Caribbean

What can surveillance data and risk factor research contribute to a public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse?

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