Original Articles
A descriptive study of sexually abused children in China
Authors:
Fuyong Jiao ,
Children’s Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China, CN
About Fuyong
Children’s Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China
Wenyan Jiao,
Department of Psychology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China, CN
About Wenyan
Department of Psychology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China
Bilal Haider Shamsi,
Medical School, Xi,an Jiaotong University, China, CN
About Bilal
Medical School, Xi,an Jiaotong University, China
Jing Lin
Department of Medicine, Beijing University, China, CN
About Jing
Department of Medicine, Beijing University, China
Abstract
Background: Chinese children are vulnerable to sexual victimization but little is known about the prevalence or characteristics of Chinese children who have experienced sexual abuse.
Objective: To assess prevalence and characteristics of child sexual abuse in China
Method: We have collected and systematically analysed the records of children evaluated for sexual abuse from 2007 to 2010. Statistical analysis of our data was accomplished with SPSS 13.0 software.
Results: From 2007-2010, 1998 cases of alleged sexual abuse were investigated in children between 0-18 years of age. Females accounted for 95.2% of victims. When cases reported in 2008 and 2009 were compared with previous years, there was a significant increase (p<0.05). Children aged between 12 to 15 years were more vulnerable to be hurt (p<0.05). During 2010, most of the children were abused by acquaintances and there is a significant difference from 2009 in that strangers were more risky to children (p<0.05). In the recent two years (2009 and 2010), the Internet also shows its power and there is no difference between Internet and newspaper.
Conclusion: Child sexual abuse is a serious societal problem in China.
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2015; 44(1): 12-16
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v44i1.7957
How to Cite:
Jiao, F., Jiao, W., Shamsi, B.H. and Lin, J., 2015. A descriptive study of sexually abused children in China. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 44(1), pp.12–16. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v44i1.7957
Published on
08 Mar 2015.
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