Sexual violence against children in South Africa: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of prevalence and correlates

Ward, Catherine L.; Artz, Lillian; Leoschut, Lezanne; Kassanjee, Reshma; Burton, Patrick

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“…There were four studies in the USA [47][48][49][50], three in the UK [51][52][53], two in Hong Kong [54][55] two in Taiwan [56][57], and two in Germany [58,59]. There was one study in Denmark [60], the Netherlands [61], Switzerland [62], Japan [63], Suriname [64], Saudi Arabia [65], Israel [66], South Africa [67], and Hungary [68]. In the Balkans study [46], eight met eligibility criteria based on the number of types of maltreatment studied: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, and Serbia; in general for our purposes, we treat these as one study.…”

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“…Fourteen studies measured all five maltreatment types [47][48][49][50][51]53,[56][57]61,[64][65][66][67][68]. Of nine studies measuring four maltreatment types, seven omitted EDV [46,52,[58][59][60][62][63], and two omitted sexual abuse [54][55].…”

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“…Only nine studies explored all five types of maltreatment across childhood, defined as aged under 18 [48][49][50]53,[64][65][66][67][68]. These studies occurred in seven countries (USA, UK, Suriname, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Africa and Hungary), and only three involved a sample of adults providing data about experiences over their entire childhood [53,65,68].…”

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Improving measurement of child abuse and neglect: A systematic review and analysis of national prevalence studies

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Objectives Child maltreatment through physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and exposure to domestic violence, causes substantial adverse health, educational and behavioural consequences through the lifespan. The generation of reliable data on the prevalence and characteristics of child maltreatment in nationwide populations is essential to plan and evaluate public health interventions to reduce maltreatment. Measurement of child maltreatment must overcome numerous methodological challenges. Little is known to date about the extent, nature and methodological quality of these national studies. This study aimed to systematically review the most comprehensive national studies of the prevalence of child maltreatment, and critically appraise their methodologies to help inform the design of future studies. Methods Guided by PRISMA and following a published protocol, we searched 22 databases from inception to 31 May 2019 to identify nationwide studies of the prevalence of either all five or at least four forms of child maltreatment. We conducted a formal quality assessment and critical analysis of study design. Results This review identified 30 national prevalence studies of all five or at least four forms of child maltreatment, in 22 countries. While sound approaches are available for different settings, methodologies varied widely in nature and robustness. Some instruments are more reliable and obtain more detailed and useful information about the characteristics of the maltreatment, including its nature, frequency, and the relationship between the child and the person

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“…[72] The emergence of gender differences in internalising problems occurs during adolescence, with girls suffering more than boys. [6,73] Boys and girls may react differently to violence exposure, [37] and gender may moderate the pathways between violence exposure and mental health difficulties and the role of parents and peers as buffers. [74] We therefore hypothesised that boys would endorse more externalising than internalising problems and that girls would report more internalising than externalising symptoms, but we expected similar reports of exposure to violence for males and females.…”

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Pathways from witnessing community violence to mental health problems among South African adolescents

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“…5 It was identified in a household survey carried out in South Africa with 5631 girls and boys, that of the 2,497 participating girls, 14.61% had suffered some form of sexual abuse before the age of 18, and 3.59% had suffered acts practiced by a man attached to them. 6 In another study, 8194 high school students in Quebec and Montreal found a higher percentage of girls sexually abused (15.2%) than boys (4.4%). 7 It is recorded that in Brazil, 28.4% of girls attending emergency and emergency services were victims of sexual abuse.…”

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Limites e intolerâncias de mulheres sobreviventes do abuso sexual infantil

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Objective: to identify the limits of tolerance of women to the sexual abuse suffered in childhood. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive study developed at a Center for Attention to Women in Situation of Violence. The data were obtained through an open interview applied to nine women and the contributions of Comprehensive Sociology and Daily Life were discussed in their notions about limit sense, tragic and theatricality by Content Analysis. Results: "From repetitiveness to tolerance," which revealed sexual abuse, "Using Emotion to Express Tragic Lives of Sexual Abuse," and "The Underground Power of Survivors of Sexual Abuse." Conclusion: it is concluded that the work synthesizes silence as the main form of resistance to the repetitive episodes of sexual abuse, an aspect that sharpened the sense of the limit of the participants in order to emerge the subterranean power that allowed them to face the tragic experience and reveal the secrets and resentments to follow up on their lives. Descriptors: Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse in Childhood; Family Relationships; Daily Activities; Violence; Public Health. RESUMOObjetivo: identificar os limites de tolerância de mulheres diante do abuso sexual sofrido na infância. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, descritivo, desenvolvida num Centro de Atenção à Mulher em Situação de Violência. Obtiveram-se os dados por meio de entrevista aberta aplicada a nove mulheres e se discutiram as contribuições da Sociologia Compreensiva e do Cotidiano em suas noções sobre senso do limite, trágico e teatralidade pela Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: elencaram-se as categorias -"Da repetitividade ao limite de tolerância", que fez revelar o abuso sexual, "Valendo-se da emoção para expressar vivências trágicas de abuso sexual" e "A potência subterrânea de sobreviventes do abuso sexual". Conclusão: conclui-se que o trabalho sintetiza o silêncio como a principal forma de resistência aos repetitivos episódios de abuso sexual, aspecto que aguçou o senso do limite das participantes para fazer emergir a potência subterrânea que as possibilitou afrontar a vivência trágica e revelar os segredos e ressentimentos para dar seguimento às suas vidas. RESUMENObjetivo: identificar los límites de tolerancia de las mujeres frente al abuso sexual sufrido en la infancia. Método: se trata de un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, desarrollado en un Centro de Atención a la Mujer en Situación de Violencia. Se obtuvieron los datos por medio de una entrevista abierta aplicada a nueve mujeres y se discutieron las contribuciones de la Sociología Comprensiva y del Cotidiano en sus nociones sobre el sentido del límite, trágico y teatralidad por el Análisis de Contenido. Resultados: se enumeran las categorías -"De la repetitividad al límite de tolerancia", que hizo revelar el abuso sexual, "Valiéndose de la emoción para expresar vivencias trágicas de abuso sexual" y "La potencia subterránea de sobrevivientes del abuso sexual". Conclusión: se concluye que el trabajo sintetiza el silencio como la princi...

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Sexual violence against children in South Africa: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of prevalence and correlates

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Cited by 154 publications

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Improving measurement of child abuse and neglect: A systematic review and analysis of national prevalence studies

Improving measurement of child abuse and neglect: A systematic review and analysis of national prevalence studies

Pathways from witnessing community violence to mental health problems among South African adolescents

Limites e intolerâncias de mulheres sobreviventes do abuso sexual infantil

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