Knowledge, Attitudes, Self-Efficacy of Children About Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Children

Muhammad Fasya Tisnawan,Selviana Selviana,Vidyastuti Vidyastuti,Linda Suwarni,Widya Lestari

doi:10.20527/jbk.v7i2.11662

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Child sexual violence is a global problem and tends to increase from time to time. The lack of knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy in children about the concept of sexual violence is a contributing factor to sexual violence against children. However, data on children's knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy regarding the prevention of sexual violence are still limited. This study aimed to describe children's knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy towards the prevention of sexual violence and the incidence of sexual violence in children. This research is quantitative with a cross-sectional study approach. The population of this study was children aged 12-17 years in Pontianak City, with a total sample of 396 people. Proportional random sampling was used in six sub-districts in Pontianak City. Data analysis used univariate analysis in the form of percentages. The study results found that 68.9% had poor knowledge of sexual violence against children and its prevention, 55.8% were unsupportive of sexual violence, 47.5% had low self-efficacy in preventing sexual violence, and 56.6% of children had experienced sexual violence. A comprehensive intervention strategy is needed for parents as the first environment known to children to prevent sexual violence against children.

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Child sexual abuse is a subset of child sexual abuse of significant concern worldwide.[1,2] Globally, the prevalence of child sexual violence is 18% for girls and 7.6% for boys.[3]
The results show that communities in rural areas tend to have accepted attitudes towards sexual violence, and parental responses indicate that they have adequate knowledge about child sexual violence.[11,12,13]
This study aims to describe knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy towards preventing sexual violence, and the incidence of sexual violence in children in Pontianak City

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Child sexual abuse is a subset of child sexual abuse of significant concern worldwide.[1,2] Globally, the prevalence of child sexual violence is 18% for girls and 7.6% for boys.[3] The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that one in 13 boys and five girls had experienced sexual violence.[4]. The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection noted that sexual violence against children and women reached the highest number in 2020, which was around 7,191 cases. In 2020, the number of cases of violence against children and women reached 11,637 cases. In 2020, there were 348 complaints and non-complaints of cases of violence against children received by the West Kalimantan Regional Child Supervision and Protection Commission (KPPAD)

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