Parents' and Children's Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Child Sexual Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Çocuk cinsel istismarı; cinsel gelişimini henüz tam olarak tamamlamamış çocuğun ya da ergenin rızası olmadan, bir erişkin tarafından cinsel doyumunu sağlamak amacıyla uyguladığı fiziksel ya da temassız cinsel faaliyetlerdir. 1 Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) 2017 yılında, çocuk cinsel istismarını "önemli küresel halk sağlığı sorunu" olarak tanımlamıştır. 2 Dünyada, cinsel istismara maruz kalan çocukların verileri bölgelere göre farklılıklar göstermektedir. Çocuk cinsel istismarı verileri, İran'da %2-33, Hindistan'da

Knowledge, attitudes, views and experiences of fathers toward child sexual abuse: A mixed‐method study

“…The Sociodemographic Information form created by the researchers scanning the literature includes open‐ended and closed‐ended questions about sociodemographic characteristics of fathers and CSA (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2020; Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022; Cabrera et al, 2018; Rudolph et al, 2018; Zhang et al, 2020). Communication between fathers and their children is among the most effective ways in preventing CSA (Zhang et al, 2020).…”

“…Parents are reliable people with whom children can easily talk about private matters (Guo et al, 2019), so they play a critical role in protecting the child from sexual abuse (Khoori et al, 2020; Zhang et al, 2020). Despite this, parents avoid talking about CSA (Foster, 2017) and their level of knowledge is insufficient (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022; Rudolph & Zimmer‐Gembeck, 2018; Salloum et al, 2020). It is essential to increase parents' understanding of CSA, foster positive attitudes and assure their active participation in primary prevention.…”

“…However, the relevant literature is generally focused on the knowledge and attitudes of mothers (Goli & Mohammadi Ahmad Abadi, 2019; Kenny & Prikhidko, 2022; Khoori et al, 2020). In addition, most of the participants in parent‐based training studies are mothers (Alzoubi et al, 2018; Apaydın Cırık et al, 2020; Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022; Navaei et al, 2018; Salloum et al, 2020; Zhang et al, 2020). In this study, parents were encouraged to discuss and inform their children about CSA rather than providing them with a structured educational experience.…”

“…This is especially so in cultures with very traditional customs (Guo et al, 2019; Khoori et al, 2020) as fathers believe that mothers should educate their children about sexual abuse, thus they avoid talking to them (Guo et al, 2019). Parents may also be reluctant to talk about child abuse with their children because of the sociocultural structure of society (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2020; Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022; Xie et al, 2016). Most of the participants in the relevant training are mothers, which supports the theory that mothers take more responsibility for this issue (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2020; Jin et al, 2019; Zhang et al, 2020).…”

“…In the prevention of sexual abuse, both parents should communicate effectively with their children (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022; Zhang et al, 2020). In the relevant literature, it is emphasised that both parents are in contact with their children to make them feel safe and avoid sexual abuse (Rudolph et al, 2018; Zhang et al, 2020).…”