The incidence and prevalence of intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of female children

Russell, Diana E. H.

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“…A similarly low result was obtained in the study by Sariola and Uutela (1996). These authors only reported the prevalence of father-daughter and stepfather-daughter incest in Finland, using a very restrictive definition of child sexual abuse.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…The inclusion of two studies that use different sexual abuse definitions may explain the low prevalence rates encountered (less than 1%): the study in Finland (Sariola & Uutela, 1996) only takes into account the incest type of sexual abuse, while the study in France (Choquet, Darves-Bornoz, Ledoux, Manfredi, & Hassler, 1997) only considers rape.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The other two published studies examined the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in women attending general practitioners (Mazza, Dennerstein, & Ryan, 1996), and male and female undergraduate students (Goldman & Padayachi, 1997). The questions used by Mazza et al (1996) to assess childhood sexual abuse were derived from the previous studies of Wyatt (1985) and Russell (1983), and included contact and non-contact sexual experiences. For their part, Goldman and Padayachi (1997) applied a modified version of Finkelhor's (1979) questionnaire.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is part of a large study included in Finkelhor's (1994) review, in which the authors assessed the prevalence of sexual abuse among Finnish male and female secondary students. In the study reviewed here, Sariola and Uutela (1996) only included those cases of females reporting incest by their father or stepfather.…”

Section: Sample Characteristicsmentioning

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The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

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a b s t r a c tObjective: The purpose of this paper was to compare the prevalence rates of child sexual abuse reported by [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5),[409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417] with those found in recent publications in order to confirm the widespread prevalence of child sexual abuse. Methods: Relevant articles about prevalence of child sexual abuse were identified through searches of computerized databases and a handsearch of Child Abuse & Neglect and the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Results: Thirty-eight independent articles were identified, corresponding to 39 prevalence studies; these articles report the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in 21 different countries, ranging from 0 to 53% for women and 0 to 60% for men. Conclusions:Comparison of the present study with that of [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5), 409-417] shows a similarity between prevalence distributions; there appears to be a general pattern that remains more or less constant over the years, especially in women. Practice implications: Twelve years after the first revision study about the international prevalence of child sexual abuse, there is still a need for new data about this topic. The present study shows child sexual abuse is still a widespread problem in the society. In this research, carried out on 38 independent studies, there is new data for 21 countries over the world, being especially relevant the results obtained from other countries different from those pertaining to North America or Europe. It is important to point out the high prevalence found in most of the countries, so this information could be a new warning to make society and governments aware of this problem and undertake actions to prevent sexual abuse in childhood.

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“…Early work focused on 'street rape' and violence perpetrated by strangers, increasingly pointing to acquaintance and date rape and other types of abuse in intimate relationships. As research with adult women continued, the issue of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) began to emerge in the mid 1980s, with specific reference in epidemiological studies (Russell 1983;Summit 1983;Kempe and Kempe 1984).…”

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Searching for safe space: the absent presence of childhood sexual abuse in human geography

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Canavan

Prior

2015

Gender, Place & Culture

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Evaluation of Sexually Abused and Nonabused Young Girls for Intravaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection

Gutman

Claire²,

Herman-Giddens³

et al. 1992

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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The incidence and prevalence of intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of female children

Cited by 924 publications

References 1 publication

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

Searching for safe space: the absent presence of childhood sexual abuse in human geography

Evaluation of Sexually Abused and Nonabused Young Girls for Intravaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection

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