ASSESSMENT OF THE SEXUALLY ABUSED FEMALE CHILDREN ADMITTED TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: EIGHT YEAR EXPERIENCE
| Autor: | Mustafa Besli, Leyla Mollamahmutoglu, Özlem Uzunlar, Inci Kahyaoglu, Müjdegül Karaca, Şebnem Özyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1969 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Sexual abuse media_common.quotation_subject Taboo Poison control Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Childhood Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Incest Child sexual abuse Injury prevention Medicine Original Article business Psychiatry media_common |
| Zdroj: | Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1681-715X |
| DOI: | 10.12669/pjms.305.5274 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To discuss the medical, social and legal characteristics of the child sexual abuse and to provide a perspective for gynecologists on this topic. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was carried out of the medicolegal records of female children below the age of 18 referred to a tertiary teaching hospital and diagnosed as being exposed to sexual abuse within the family between the years of 2004 to 2012. RESULTS: One hundred and thirty-nine cases were diagnosed as being exposed to sexual abuse during the 8 year period, 23 of them (16.5%) had been involved in sexual abuse within the family. Eleven out of 23 had been admitted as part of a legal process while the rest were reported by a third person. CONCLUSION: Since sexual abuse within the family is a taboo in Islamic societies, the diagnosis can take a long time. Recognition of sexually abused children, providing early performance of medicolegal examinations, and applying standardized medical guidelines are essential to protect these children. Language: en |
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