Psychosocial Problems and Coping Strategies of Female Sexually Abused Children in Selected Subcities of Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wandimu, Habtamu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mekonnen, Mastewal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-22T13:22:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T13:01:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-22T13:22:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T13:01:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 7he llIain purpose oflhe study is 10 investigate Ihe major psychosocial problems o/sexually abused children in IPSO and FSCE-DfC, Addis Ababa and Iheir coping slralegies. fn dlle co urse, nine female sexually abused children aged frolll 14 - 18 years were selecfedji'u/ll IFSO {{/'Id r :S'CE-DIC using purposive sampling. In-deplh interview, ohservalion, /OCIIS y,roup discussion and document analysis were employed 10 generate Ihe re/evanl data. The findings indicaled Ihal, all sexllally abused children are faced IIlilh differenl prohlems which could be organized orderly as physical and relCiled II/Cdical. eillolional. belwvioml and social prublems. The results of the stlfdy repealed Ihell isolalion. discrilllination. and JJeg,afive alliltlde towards the sociely arC! the IIIqjor social problems of sexlfo/(v abused cJlildren. Heside..\', {-"fl, Sl'J).\', leg and wrisl pain, cOlllplic(liiOl1s of vir gini I}' loss und HlldJl(~ abortion, vap;ino/ fluid. itching reellllll are some examples oIp/~V~'ic(/llInd medical re/aled problelils. 7'l,e finding of Ihe sludy also revealed Ihal behavioral prohlel11s inc/llde dmg abuse, sll1oking. quarrelling. and disobedience. 11,e sludy Jound Ihal sexually abmed children (Ire ./r[ced anx ie ly, .feeling 0/ hopelessness and anger which ore CO/l//l/OI1 eXlII!JlJ/n 0/ elllOlional problems. In S/llil as Ihe sludy indicaled Ihe sllrvivor children are sliffirill)'. ./i'OIlI a Il'hole mnge a/physical, hehavioral. social and emolional probleills Irhiell il1 IIIi'll (-!lleet Iheir /Ji:'rsoNul J1I~//beil7g and social r~/aliol1s. J-!owever, SUllIe q( thc case,v have I/Oi experience all prohlems which olhers faced. 7'he severily of Ihe problem also dd/er.\· /rom SII/Tillor If.) survivor and ever ./i-olll one problem 10 the o/her dependin,Q. lip 01/ dUF~ relll tilclors. Ne verlheless all uf Ihe sexually abused children IIIho parlicipaled in Ihis slIIi/I ' (lrc I'uli/erable 10 different p.lycilOsocial probleills. 71,e sllldv tinding also shOll'S Ihul riijfercl/I slro{eg,ies which (Ire /lsed by sexlla/~)J abused children 10 cope \IIilh the scxl/ul ubI/Sf! (lilt.! ils relaled problelils (For example, engaging lIIilh diJJerel1l behaviors like smoking: havin)'. series counseling. Ihe/!. hiding Iheillseives in sOllie issues like edllCCllion). The sllldi' could have a d?f!ereJlt reslIll, {(u research rakes ana/her design: [/bulh \"exes are il/volved U I U IWrlicipu.111 Gli!.! [l!/w sl'!(.~r aren i.'· dllmged. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/13054 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female Sexually Abused Children | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychosocial Problems and Coping Strategies of Female Sexually Abused Children in Selected Subcities of Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |