Nature and Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among High School Girls and College Students in Zimbabwe

Autor:	Tendayi G. Viki, Ann Frodi, Tinashe Muromo, Alwin Tsigah, Patrick Chiroro
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Child abuse medicine.medical_specialty Sexual abuse Child sexual abuse Prevalence medicine Mean age Psychology Psychiatry General Psychology Clinical psychology Sexual assault
Zdroj:	Journal of Psychology in Africa. 16:17-26
ISSN:	1815-5626 1433-0237
DOI:	10.1080/14330237.2006.10820100
Popis:	The study investigated the nature and prevalence of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among a sample of Zimbabwean girls and college students. A total of 1059 high school girls and college students with a mean age (M = 18.31, SD = 3.66) participated in study. Overall, a CSA prevalence rate of 41.26% was found. The highest CSA prevalence rate was found among respondents who resided on commercial farms and mines (53%). Respondents who lived with their biological parents during childhood were significantly less likely to be sexually abused than were respondents who lived with non-parents such as uncles and brothers-in-law. Only 7.22% of the perpetrators were strangers. This study shows that sexual abuse of children in Zimbabwe is rampant, multifaceted, and linked to cultural factors that must be addressed as part of efforts to confront this scourge.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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