Child Sexual Abuse and Situational Context: Children's Experiences in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
| Autor: | Florence Ebila, Anicent Nyangoma, Julius Omona |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Poison control Child Welfare Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Intervention (counseling) Injury prevention medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Uganda Psychiatry Child Poverty 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Social Support Child Abuse Sexual Armed Conflicts Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Sexual abuse Child sexual abuse Public Opinion Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female 0509 other social sciences Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of child sexual abuse. 28(8) |
| ISSN: | 1547-0679 |
| Popis: | Although substantial literature exists on child sexual abuse (CSA), little is known about abuses children encounter in northern Uganda, a post-conflict area. Media reports have indicated a high incidence for CSA. The study, firstly, explored boys' and girls' experiences of sexual abuse by adults in this post-conflict region and secondly, interventions directed at improving the current situation of children at risk of child abuse and the survivors were investigated as well. The study was guided by radical feminism and nested ecological framework theories. Semi-structured interviews were conducted involving 43 sexually abused children. Narrative responses were audio recorded and transcribed. Content qualitative analysis was used to understand sexual offenses from children's perspectives. Participants mentioned the following as the most perilous situations; laxity in parental roles, cultural norms, and practices, patriarchal attitudes, child sexual desires and attitudes, family breakdown and alcoholism. The study found many reported cases of CSA in the region. The results imply the exigent need of separate units specifically for reporting and handling child sexual offenses, need for personnel training on gender issues and filing system in child protection agencies and family programs for both fathers and mothers on child protection strategies for prevention and mitigation of CSA. |
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