Abstract
Background: Chinese children are vulnerable to sexual victimization but little is known about the prevalence or characteristics of Chinese children who have experienced sexual abuse. Objective: To assess prevalence and characteristics of child sexual abuse in China Method : We have collected and systematically analysed the records of children evaluated for sexual abuse from 2007 to 2010. Statistical analysis of our data was accomplished with SPSS 13.0 software. Results: From 2007-2010, 1998 cases of alleged sexual abuse were investigated in children between 0-18 years of age. Females accounted for 95.2% of victims. When cases reported in 2008 and 2009 were compared with previous years, there was a significant increase (p Conclusion: Child sexual abuse is a serious societal problem in China. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health , 2015; 44 (1): 12-16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v44i1.7957
Highlights
IntroductionCases included in the study were collected from the internet and from newspapers
In July 2009, China had a population of 1.38 billion people with over 300 million children under the age 1Children’s Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, 2Department of Psychology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, 3Medical School, Xi,an Jiaotong University, 4Department of Medicine, Beijing University, Xi’an 710068, China (Received on 16 April 2014: Accepted after revision on 30 May 2014)Cases included in the study were collected from the internet and from newspapers
The increase in child sexual abuse reports is due to increasing awareness and a willingness to report[4]
Summary
Cases included in the study were collected from the internet and from newspapers. The information was collected by 4 persons who focused on obtaining this information daily. The four persons are workers of the Aid Centre of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Centre in Xian, China and have all undergone professional training on how to collect this information. Two of these workers surf the main internet daily and find out the cases of child abuse reported on the internet. The other 2 workers use the internet but focus on reports of child abuse which appear in the newspapers all over China. Chinese children are vulnerable to sexual victimization but little is known about the prevalence or characteristics of Chinese children who have experienced sexual abuse
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