scholarly journals Use of Information Sources and Knowledge of Child Sexual Abuse in Ogun State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
New Media ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Use Of Information Sources

Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) constitutes a severe threat to the social well-being of not only children but extends to their families, societies. In response to the global challenge of reducing the growing effect of CSA, this study investigated the use of information sources on child sexual abuse in Ogun State. The study further tested two hypothesis to find out if communication channels for child sexual abuse education has no significant influence on the knowledge of the residents of Ogun State as well as Communication channels for child sexual abuse has no significant influence on the perception of residents of Ogun State. The study revealed that residents of Ogun state Nigeria depended on the internet as an information source for child sexual abuse. In addition, it was revealed that communication channels for child sexual abuse has significant influence on the knowledge and perception of the residents of Ogun State. Consequent upon these findings, the study recommends an urgent development of advocacy messages against CSA in form of edutainment, drama, songs that will fit the new media platform

The Effect of Child Sexual Abuse on Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick O’Leary ◽  
Scott D. Easton ◽  
Nick Gould
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Masculine Identity ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Male Specific ◽  
Gender Specific

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a trauma that affects males in substantial numbers, sometimes in ways that are gender-specific (e.g., compromised masculine identity, confusion regarding sexuality). Much of the identification of the male-specific outcomes has been derived from practitioner experience and small qualitative studies. The current study explores gender-specific outcomes and describes the development of a scale to measure the effects of CSA on men. First, qualitative interviews with 20 men who were sexually abused in childhood were thematically analyzed. The emergent themes of sexuality, self-concept, psychological and emotional well-being, and social functioning were used to construct a 30-item instrument which was later completed by 147 men with histories of CSA. The dimensionality of the 30 items was then assessed for suitability as scales using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The final instrument, the Male Sexual Abuse Effects Scale (MSAES), combines three subscales: Negative Identity, Guilt and Self-Blame, and Psychological and Emotional Well-Being. Items concerning masculine identity were shown to be valid in the scale. MSAES scores were compared with the General Health Questionnaire–28 (GHQ-28) and found to be significantly correlated. GHQ-28 clinical thresholds were applied to differentiate clinical from nonclinical cases; an independent-samples t test showed that the clinical cases from the GHQ-28 had high scores on the MSAES. The new scale has the potential to help clinicians and researchers identify men who have been severely affected by CSA and who should be of clinical concern.

Child Sexual Abuse

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 236-249
Author(s):  
Kent P. Hymel ◽  
Carole Jenny
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Medical Interviewing ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Std Screening ◽  
Physical Findings

Multiple obstacles can hinder the medical evaluation of suspected child sexual abuse in pediatric primary care. The need for diagnostic accuracy is high. Knowledge of sexual abuse risk factors, an understanding of the victimization process, and awareness of the varied clinical presentations of sexual abuse can be of assistance. Open-ended questioning of the suspected victim is the most critical component of the evaluation. Skillful medical interviewing requires time, training, patience, and practice. Pediatricians lacking any of these four requirements should defer interviewing in sexual abuse cases to other professionals. Abnormal physical findings from sexual abuse are uncommon. Colposcopy has assisted pediatricians greatly in reaching consensus regarding diagnostic physical findings. Cases of acute sexual assault require familiarity with the forensic rape examination, STD screening and prophylaxis, and pregnancy prevention. Victimization from sexual abuse continues long after the abusive acts end, often requiring long-term therapeutic intervention. An emerging standard of care for medical evaluations of suspected child sexual abuse recognizes the requirement for patience and compassion while retaining objectivity. The pediatrician's primary concern must be for the child's physical and emotional well-being.

scholarly journals A review of child sexual abuse cases presenting to a paediatric emergency department

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 527-535
Author(s):  
Magdalene HM Lee ◽  
Sashikumar Ganapathy ◽  
Soo Mei Low ◽  
Christine LQ Chua ◽  
Shu-Ling Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Abuse Child ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Paediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Paediatric Emergency ◽  
Biological Parents

Introduction: Child sexual abuse (CSA) adversely affects a child’s growth and well-being. This study aimed to describe the profile of children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency department (ED) with CSA. Methods: Children 0–16 years old presenting to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital ED from June 2016 to August 2020 with sexual abuse were retrospectively reviewed. We performed a secondary analysis on girls and stratified them by age <13 and ≥13 years o ld. Results: There were 790 patients who made 833 visits for CSA. Victims were predominantly girls (747, 94.8%) and perpetrators were predominantly men (763, 96.6%). The abuse first occurred before the age of 13 years in 315 victims (39.9%). For 468 (59.2%), more than one incident occurred before presentation. Compared to girls ≥13 years old, girls <13 years old were more frequently abused by a family member (47.7% versus 8.0%, P<0.001) and abused in their own home (55.7% vs 21.0%, P<0.001). Among all children, parental divorce and the absence of one or both biological parents in the household were prevalent, with 287/783 (36.7%) having divorced parents, and only 374/784 (47.8%) residing with both biological parents. Conclusion: The findings highlight common characteristics of CSA cases, and can aid the future identification and protection of vulnerable children. The fact that most children presented after more than one incident suggests the need to more closely monitor and protect potentially at-risk children. Keywords: Child abuse, child sexual abuse, child welfare, sexual abuse

scholarly journals Knowledge Of Child Abuse Among Parents Of Under 5 Years Children In Kathmandu, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lekha Bahadur Gurung ◽  
Suraj Bahattarai
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Child abuse and neglect is a significant global problem with a serious impact on the victims’ physical and mental health, well-being and development throughout their lives. Out of the many parental causes of child abuse, the important reason is lack of knowledge regarding it among them. We explored the knowledge of child abuse among the parent of under 5 children in urban setting of Kathmandu district of Nepal. This is descriptive cross sectional study which involved the parents of children under 5 years of age residing in Kalanki area of Kathmandu in order to identify their existing knowledge on child abuse and to explore the relationships between their knowledge scores and some selected variables by interviewing using a semi-structured questionnaire. Out of the total 95 participants, 50.53% had good knowledge and 48.4% had average knowledge on overall child abuse. None of the parents had poor knowledge in terms of child physical abuse, child neglect and child emotional abuse. However, 20% and 10.5% of the parents had poor knowledge on child sexual abuse and general child abuse respectively. The level of knowledge and the variables viz. age group and exposure to different source of information were significantly associated while no significant association was found with their educational status. The parents do have a satisfactory level of knowledge regarding child abuse. However, a significant proportion of parents still had poor knowledge in context of general child abuse and child sexual abuse. A nationwide study of such kind using qualitative tools as well as conducting awareness raising activities especially focusing on the general abuse and abuse of sexual nature is recommended.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmmihs.v1i4.11995Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health SciencesVol. 1, Issue 4, 2015Page : 9-13

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ INFORMATION SOURCES OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Jari Kukkonen ◽  
Sirpa Kärkkäinen ◽  
Tuula Keinonen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Media

Mass media consumption has expanded from traditional mass media – television broadcasting, newspapers, radio - into new media, such as the Internet. Information about environmental issues such as global warming, water and air pollution and other environmental problems, comes mainly from the media. In Finland nowadays the Internet is generally the most important source of news for young people. The media has also been used in a variety of ways relating to education for sustainable development. In the survey, education for sustainable development, students’ opinions were asked on 73 items concerning different dimensions of education for sustainable development. This study focuses on two of these items: how university students from different disciplines get information about education for sustainable development issues and which environmental problems they perceive as being the most important. It was found that although students get information about education for sustainable development issues mainly from television and newspapers almost an equal amount comes from the Internet, and lectures are the fourth source of information. Students perceived climate change and the lack of clean water as being the most important environmental problems, the second was the decrease in biodiversity and the least important, malaria. Those students whose information source was mainly television did not perceive biodiversity as being that important environmental problem. Keywords: education for sustainable development, environmental problems, environmental information sources.

scholarly journals Child Sexual Abuse as a Serious Issue in Reference with a Novel, Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1-Dec2020) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
A Greeni Emima ◽  
G Vinothkumar
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Living Dead

Living Dead Girl story follows a prepubescent girl named Alice, who has been kidnapped by a pedophile named Ray. The novel takes place 5 years after Alice’s abduction when she was 15 years old. They pose as father and daughter, though they have no connections to anyone in the outside world. During the time they were inside home, he deprived her of food in order to retain her body as a child itself and he dresses her like a child and then he will rape her everyday. Alice refers to herself as a Living Dead Girl she is numb on the inside and is looking forward to the day when Ray will finally kill her, like before, Ray lived with the first Alice until she reach the age fifteen and her body had begun to mature, so he killed her, but he had never been suspected. As there are many types of sexual abuse, most dreadful abuse is child sexual abuse, where it is recognized as a serious violation of human well-being. CSA is unacceptable international problem that can affect children of both the gender.

scholarly journals “Our Laws Have Not Caught up with the Technology”: Understanding Challenges and Facilitators in Investigating and Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse Materials in the United States

Laws ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Olivia Cullen ◽  
Keri Zug Ernst ◽  
Natalie Dawes ◽  
Warren Binford ◽  
Gina Dimitropoulos
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Internet Service

With technological advances, the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has become one of the fastest growing illicit online industries in the United States. Perpetrators are becoming increasingly sophisticated and exploit cutting-edge technology, making it difficult for law enforcement to investigate and prosecute these crimes. There is limited research on best practices for investigating cases of CSAM. The aim of this research was to understand challenges and facilitators for investigating and prosecuting cases of CSAM as a foundation to develop best practices in this area. To meet these objectives, qualitative interviews and focus groups were conducted with participants throughout the western United States. Two major themes arose from this research: Theme 1: Challenges to investigating and prosecuting CSAM; and Theme 2: Facilitators to investigating and prosecuting CSAM. Within Theme 1, subthemes included technology and internet service providers, laws, lack of resources, and service provider mental health and well-being. Within Theme 2, subthemes included multidisciplinary teams and training. This research is a first step in understanding the experiences of law enforcement and prosecutors in addressing CSAM. Findings from this study can be used to support the development of best practices for those in the justice system investigating and prosecuting CSAM.

scholarly journals Impact of Sexual Abuse on Self-Esteem and Psychological Well-Being of Adolescent Girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Jacob. M ◽  
Dr. Vidhya Ravindranadan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Total Incidence ◽  
Children's Home ◽  
The Impact

Child sexual abuse is a universal problem that occurs across gender, caste, color, religion, ethnic and socio-economic group. Sexual abuse creates intense trauma and emotional problems which create serious short term and long term psychological and behavioural problems.81.53% of the total incidence of child sexual abuse was reported amongst children between 11 and 18 years of age. The pre-adolescent to the adolescent child seems to be most at risk (Kacker, Varadan, Kumar, 2007). The present study intends to assess the impact of sexual abuse on self esteem and psychological well being of adolescent girls. Sample consists of 75 adolescent girls aged 12-18 years. 25 sexually abused girls from rehabilitating government children’s home, 25 non-abused girls from a destitute home for children and 25 girls staying with parents. Instruments used are Self-Esteem Scale (SES-DSDU) and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS-SDCP). The results indicate the sexual abuse has a significant impact on self esteem and psychological well-being of adolescent girls.

Information Sources Used by European Tourists: A Cross-National Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor Korneliussen ◽  
Michael Greenacre
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Source ◽  
National Study ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
Use Of Information Sources ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Representative Samples

This study investigates which information sources European tourists use when making decisions about their travel/holiday plans. Using survey data based on national representative samples of tourists from 27 member countries of the European Union allows generalizable conclusions to be drawn. The data were analyzed using correspondence analysis of overall country data. The findings indicate that there are systematic differences in how information sources are related to one another and that the various countries within the European Union differ in their tourists’ use of information sources. Six segments of information source behavior are revealed. These segments reflect economic development and the national cultures of European nations. Management implications are highlighted. The findings of this study can be used to segment tourists’ use of information sources according to country, economic development, and national culture.

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