Prevalence and associated factors of child sexual abuse among children treated at Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals, 2018
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: - Child sexual abuse, including sexual assault or rape, is a major global public health problem. It has a short term and long term effect. Even if child sexual abuse is prevalent, it is often hidden, unseen or under-reported. Its hidden nature is also well documented
Objective:-It was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of child sexual abuse among children treated at A.A. governmental hospitals from March1-31, 2018.
Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample size was calculated using single population proportion. Three hospitals were selected by simple random sampling then the numbers of participants were proportionally allocated. Descriptive statistics was done to identify the distribution of all the independent variables and binary and multiple logistic regressions were used to identify and examine the multiple determinant factors of child sexual abuse.
Result-From the total of 450 sampled children all participated in the study with a 100% response rate. Prevalence of child sexual abuse was found to be 48.2% and experience of child sexual abuse was significantly associated with age of the child, sex (being female) (AOR=2.915; 95% CI; 1.835-4.631) a habit of taking alcohol (AOR=2.525; 95% CI; 1.461-4.363).consuming chat (AOR=3.839; 95% CI; 1.684-8.752) and smoking (AOR=3.834; 95%CI; 1.669-8.807).
Conclusion-The prevalence of child sexual abuse among children treated at A.A. Governmental Hospitals was high and was significantly associated with age sex and use of substances (alcohol consumption, smoking and chewing chat)
Recommendations-Behavioral and sexual education is very essential and. measures should be taken to encourage abused children to report to legal bodies.
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Child sexual abuse, prevalence, associated factors