Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Violence in children is a phenomenon like an iceberg, more victims do not report than report to related parties. This study will observe the trends of sexual violence that occurred in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta City in 2015-2018, and see community participation in preventing sexual violence against children to provide advice for policymakers in making regulations regarding sexual violence against children to create a bright generation.
 
 METHOD: This research was a descriptive cohort study with a survey method. The sample of the research was 321 children aged 2-18 years in Sleman Regency. This research was done from 2015 to 2018. The data was collected then processed by using linear regression analysis.
 
 RESULT: The regression coefficient of the relationship variable with the victim has a positive but very weak effect on sexual violence in children, 2, 419 with a confidence level of 95% at the limit of 0.006-0.061, which means that the relationship with the victim increases the number of child abuse by 2.419%. The coefficient of the location of the incident has a positive effect on sexual violence on children, 2, 800 with a confidence level of 95% at the limit of 0.12 to 0.70, which means the location of the effect on the incidence of sexual violence on children.
 
 CONCLUSION: Victims of violence that occur in girls in the elementary-junior high school age range, the Government of Sleman Yogyakarta through the Technical Implementation Unit for the Protection of Women and Children (UPTD PPA) provides counseling to restore children’s mentality so that they can return to society in good condition and avoid violence sexual future. For children to avoid sexual violence against children, sexual education needs to be given starting from the basic layer, namely the family level, besides that parents must be able to play a maximum role in giving attention and protection to realize safety for children.
Highlights
Various negative phenomena occur in children, including sexual violence on children which is very common, both at school, at home, and in public places
For children to avoid sexual violence against children, sexual education needs to be given starting from the basic layer, namely the family level, besides that parents must be able to play a maximum role in giving attention and protection to realize safety for children
This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive type to explore issues related to sexual violence in children and the form of community participation in the prevention of violence against children to describe the current situation of sexual violence against children and community participation
Summary
Various negative phenomena occur in children, including sexual violence on children which is very common, both at school, at home, and in public places. Sexual violence in children cannot be considered mild because emotionally it causes stress, depression, mental shock, guilt appears so that blame yourself, arises fear of contact with others, always imagined with events that have ever happened to him, having nightmares, insomnia/insomnia, fear of certain objects or fear of certain places and issues of self-esteem (Weber, 2010). The government has made regulations to protect children from violence so that they can guarantee and protect children and their rights so that they can live, grow, develop and participate optimally according to human dignity and dignity and get protection from violence and discrimination (Mardina, 2018a; Fariani & Paramastri, 2015)
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