Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among Mexican adolescents

Pineda-Lucatero, Alicia Getzabel; Trujillo-Hernández, Benjamı́n; Millán‐Guerrero, Rebeca O.; Vásquez, Clemente

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00888.x

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“…In this study, the most common forms of CSA were being ''shown pictures or movies of people doing sexual things'', ''touched your body in a sexual way'', ''kissed when you didn't want to be kissed'', ''touched your private parts'' and ''opened or took their clothes off in front of you when they should not have done so''. These experiences have also been reported consistently in other studies (Chen et al, 2006(Chen et al, , 2004Madu & Peltzer, 2000;Olley, 2008;Pineda-Lucatero et al, 2009), suggesting that these forms of CSA are not uncommon among adolescents, both in developed and developing countries such as Zimbabwe.…”

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“…Existing discrepancies in prevalence estimates of CSA can be attributed to methodological variations in relation to such issues as sampling, definition of CSA, method of administration, age restriction and questionnaire design (Leventhal, 1998;Priebe & Svedin, 2009;Pineda-Lucatero et al, 2009). While there is no universal definition of CSA, few studies have adopted previously validated definitions.…”

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The prevalence of child sexual abuse among secondary school pupils in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Gwirayi

2013

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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Child sexual abuse is a social and public health concern locally and worldwide because it is associated with numerous and serious short-and long-term devastating consequences. This study investigated the prevalence of child sexual abuse among day secondary school pupils in Gweru, Zimbabwe. The sample comprised 268 secondary pupils (50% female; mean age015.42, standard deviation 01.376). Data were collected by administering the Child Abuse Screening Tool Children's Version (ICAST-C). The study found an overall prevalence rate of 56.3%, with no significant gender differences. Both non-contact and contact forms of sexual abuse were prevalent. Both adults and peers were reported as perpetrators. Perpetrators were reported to be familiar people, which is consistent with the observation that the home was reported as the major place where abuse was perpetrated. Compared to western studies, this study showed higher rates for the various forms of child sexual abuse.

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The prevalence of child sexual abuse among secondary school pupils in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Gwirayi

2013

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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“…A study which surveyed 1,067 Mexican junior high students about their experiences of CSA found that of the 18.7 per cent (n¼200) who had experienced CSA, 50 per cent of the offenders were neighbours, 36.8 per cent relatives, and 13.9 per cent strangers (Pineda-Lucatero et al, 2009). …”

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The prevalence, nature, and impact of intrafamilial child sexual abuse: findings from a rapid evidence assessment

Gekoski

Davidson

Horvath

2016

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings from a study commissioned by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) in England, concerning intrafamilial child sexual abuse (IFCSA)/incest. Specifically, it aims to explore what is known about the prevalence, nature, and impact of IFCSA and where the gaps in knowledge lie.Design/methodology/approach -A rapid evidence assessment (REA) was used, the function of which is to: search the literature as comprehensively as possible within given time constraints; collate descriptive outlines of the available evidence on a topic and critically appraise it; sift out studies of poor quality; and provide an overview of the evidence. Over 57,000 documents were scanned, and 296 ultimately systematically analysed.Findings -It was found that: there is wide variation in prevalence rates between studies; girls are more likely to be victims than boys; the onset of abuse is typically school age; abuse in minority groups is underreported; sibling abuse may be more common than that by fathers; female perpetrated abuse may be under-reported; families where abuse occurs are often dysfunctional; and IFCSA has significant adverse effects on victims.Research limitations/implications -A REA is not a full systematic review, differing in the scope and depth of the searches and depending almost exclusively on electronic databases, not accompanied by searching journals by hand.Practical implications -This work found numerous gaps in current knowledge about IFCSA, which the authors recommend be addressed by further research, including: the scale and nature of IFCSA in disabled victims, research on BME children's experiences; the prevalence of abuse by stepfathers as compared to biological fathers; the experiences of male victims; the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered child victims; the short-term impact of IFCSA based on child victims' experiences; and more widely, further research on the prevalence of abuse in clinical populations and the relationship between that and prevalence in wider society. In addition to such questions, the OCC inquiry will also investigate issues surrounding child protection and criminal justice responses to (IF)CSA and how these might be improved. The evidence base for this section of the inquiry is reported in Gekoski et al. (2016).Originality/value -The findings of this research provide the evidence base for a new twoyear inquiry into the subject of IFCSA by the OCC.

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“…Other studies have asked about the victim's age when the abuse occurred and a range of specific questions related to the type of sexual abuse (Pineda-Lucatero et al, 2009). These additional questions may be partially responsible for the higher rates reported in these studies.…”

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“…These adolescents reported a rate of 18.7%. Additional questions included age when the abuse occurred, relation to the aggressor, duration of the abuse and whether the abuse was reported (Pineda-Lucatero, TrujilloHernandez, Millan-Guerrero, & Vasquez, 2009). A study carried out among women below 18 years of age in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in which CSA was defined as "ever being forced to have sexual intercourse or perform any other sexual act", reported CSA prevalence rates that ranged between 1.0 and 5.8 (Yahaya, Ponce de Leon, Uthman, Soares, & Macassa, 2014).…”

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Child sexual abuse as reported by Israeli adolescents: Social and health related correlates

Mansbach-Kleinfeld¹,

Ifrah

Apter

et al. 2015

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among Mexican adolescents

Cited by 31 publications

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The prevalence of child sexual abuse among secondary school pupils in Gweru, Zimbabwe

The prevalence of child sexual abuse among secondary school pupils in Gweru, Zimbabwe

The prevalence, nature, and impact of intrafamilial child sexual abuse: findings from a rapid evidence assessment

Child sexual abuse as reported by Israeli adolescents: Social and health related correlates

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