Prevalence and pattern of child abuse and associated factors in four secondary institutions in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Chinawa, Josephat M; Aronu, Ann Ebele; Chukwu, BF; Obu, Herbert A

doi:10.1007/s00431-013-2191-4

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“…This finding is consistent with a study done among high school students in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia; it showed that living with parents had a protective effect on experiencing sexual abuse as compared to living alone [ 16 ]. The finding is also comparable with a study done in South East Nigeria that showed childhood sexual abuse was commoner among students who did not live with their biological parents than those lived with their biological parents [ 14 ]. The possible explanation could be, children who live with their parents are under direct monitoring and follow up that minimize their chance of exposure to opportunistic predators.…”

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Childhood sexual abuse experiences and its associated factors among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, Gammo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Mekuria

Nigussie

Abera

2015

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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BackgroundChildhood sexual abuse is a major social problem in Africa including Ethiopia. Moreover, little has been explored about the pattern of childhood sexual abuse in the context of high school students in Ethiopia in general and in Arbaminch town in particular. Thus, the present study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of childhood sexual abuse among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town.MethodsA school- based, cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town from 3rd to 8th March 2014. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection were used. For the quantitative data, a simple random sampling technique was used to select 369 female students from grade ten of the six high schools. A pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data and then analysis was made using SPSS version 20 statistical packages. For the qualitative component, fourteen in-depth interviews were conducted and analysed based on the thematic areas.ResultThe prevalence of life time rape among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town was 11 %. The odds of experiencing life time rape was higher among students who lived alone (AOR = 4.30; 95 % CI: 1.81, 10.24) and among students who lived with their friends (AOR = 3.31; 95 % CI: 1.23, 8.89) than those lived with their parents. The chance of experiencing rape among students who have had no open discussions with their parents about sexuality and reproductive health was higher (AOR = 2.93; 95 % CI: 1.33, 6.45) than those who have had discussions.ConclusionThis study revealed high levels of childhood sexual abuse among the adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town. Ever having a discussion about sexuality and reproductive health with parents, living arrangement of the student, and father’s educational status had statistically significant association with childhood sexual abuse. Unwanted pregnancy and abortion were the most common reproductive outcomes of rape. Comprehensive school based reproductive health education, community based awareness creation, open discussions about sexuality and reproductive health matters with students at family level are recommended.

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“…This finding is much lower than a study conducted among teenagers in South West Nigeria, which was 42.1 % [ 14 ]. This discrepancy may be due to social and cultural variation between the study subjects in reporting CSA; the chance of engaging in marriage is considered as minimal for the female rape survivor in Ethiopia.…”

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confidence: 70%

Childhood sexual abuse experiences and its associated factors among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, Gammo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Mekuria

Nigussie

Abera

2015

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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“…Among the students who experienced violence, 12.9%, 7.9%, 46.5% encountered mild sexual violence (rape), severe sexual violence (rape) and mild physical violence respectively. This nding is lower than studies conducted in other African countries; the life time prevalence of sexual violence (rape) in South West Nigeria and Urban Zimbabwe was 42.1% and 33% respectively (12,13) . This discrepancy might be due to social and cultural variation between the study subjects in reporting sexual violence or rape.…”

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Violence Against Children and Associated Factors Among High School Students in Jimma Town

Disasa¹,

Siraneh²,

Aragaw³

et al. 2020

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Experiencing violence in childhood impacts lifelong health and well-being. Yet being subject to violence at a young age causes enduring psychological, social and neurological vandalism which stops people reaching their full potential in life. Violence against children includes all forms of violence against people under 18 years old ; therefore the purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of violence against children and associated factors among sampled high school students in Jimma town. Method: Institution based crossectional study was employed among sampled 423 private and public high school students of Jimma town from february15-30, 2018. Self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. A multi stage with proportional to sample size was employed. Result: A total of 419 respondents participated in the study, making the response rate 99%. A large proportion of the study subjects, 57.5 %, were females, and 56.3% were Oromo’s. The study indicates that the prevalence of violence among high school children’s’ in Jimma town is 62.5%. Children who had faced severe physical violence accounted for 14.1%. Pertaining to parental relationships and interactions, the majority of the school children (66.3%) did not have free discussion on reproductive health issues with their parents or guardians. Conclusion: The prevalence of any form of violence in life time (Physical, sexual and psychological) found to be high. Of all children who experienced violence near to half of them encountered mild physical violence. Less number of school children had experience of Kchat chewing and/or alcohol use.

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“…The aetiology of adult sexual offenses against the underage refers to the origins and causes of sexually abusive behaviour towards minors, which include the pathways that are connected with behavioural development from the onset as well as maintenance. Though, for several years, questions have been asked about the causes of sexual offending (Aderinto, 2010;Banwari, 2011;Chinawa, Aronu, Chukwu, & Obu, 2013;Freund & Kuban, 2014;Garland & Dougher, 2014), they remain relevant today, primarily due to fact that definitive answers have been exceptionally hard to come by and new dimensions of sexual offending which involves the underage in recent times is equally begging for answers (Howitt, 2015;Graham, 2016;Aborisade & Shontan, 2017). While research has facilitated relevant insights about the aetiology of child sexual offending in Nigeria (Aborisade & Fayemi, 2015;Manyike, Chinawa, Aniwada, Odutola, & Chinawa, 2015), our understanding of the origins and causes of sexually abusive behaviour perpetrated against minors remains rudimentary.…”

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Accounts, excuses and apologies of juvenile sexual offenders in selected prisons in Lagos, Nigeria

Aborisade¹,

Adeleke²,

Shontan³

2018

AFRREV IJAH: Int J. Art and Humanities

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Indeed, appreciable number of researches has been conducted to facilitate relevant insights about the aetiology of child sexual offending in Nigeria; however, the understanding of the origins and causes of sexually abusive behaviour perpetrated against minors in the country remains rudimentary. This present study examined the psychosocial and psychosexual histories of offenders and presented the accounts, excuses and apologies of child sexual offenders. Drawing on the Integrated Theory of Sexual Offending (ITSO), explanations of adults' sexual attraction towards the underage, mode of operation and events leading to sexual abuse of the children were investigated. Qualitative analysis of official demographic and offence history data, and in-depth interviews of 29 purposively selected offenders in Ikoyi, Kirikiri Medium and Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Lagos revealed that a combination of developmental experiences, biological processes, cultural norms, emotional arrest, psychological vulnerability, and sociological inadequacies are responsible for onset of abusive behaviour towards children. The excuses of the offenders for their abusive behaviour hinged on unfulfilled sexual needs, drug influence, ignorance of the law, impulse disorder, alcohol, senility, the urge to feel in control and powerful or the identification with young children as a result of arrested emotional development. The study concludes that the factors that accounts for child sexual abuse in Nigeria are multidimensional, hence, singular factorial theories may fail to effectively expose the aetiology of sexual abuse of the underage in the country. There is need for concerted efforts to be directed towards addressing the problem of objectification and sexual violence against children in the country.

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Prevalence and pattern of child abuse and associated factors in four secondary institutions in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Abstract: Child abuse is a notable problem among secondary school students and adolescents, though this is highly underreported as seen in this study.

Cited by 24 publications

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Childhood sexual abuse experiences and its associated factors among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, Gammo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Childhood sexual abuse experiences and its associated factors among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, Gammo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Violence Against Children and Associated Factors Among High School Students in Jimma Town

Accounts, excuses and apologies of juvenile sexual offenders in selected prisons in Lagos, Nigeria

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