Child sex tourism – prevalence of and risk factors for its use in a German community sample

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dc.contributor.authorKoops, T., Turner, D., Neutze, J., & Briken, P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T15:23:06Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T15:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground To investigate the prevalence of child sex tourism (CST) in a large German community sample, and to compare those who made use of CST with other child sexual abusers regarding established characteristics and risk factors for child sexual abuse. Methods Adult German men were recruited through a German market research panel and questioned by means of an anonymous online survey. Group assignment was accomplished based on information on previous sexual contacts with children and previous use of CST. Characteristics and risk factors were compared between the groups using t- and Chi-square tests. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to predict CST. Data collection was conducted in 2013, data analysis in January 2015. Results Out of 8718 men, 36 (0.4%) reported CST use. The CST group differed from the nonCST group (n = 96; 1.1%) with regard to pedophilic sexual and antisocial behaviors as well as own experiences of sexual abuse. Social difficulties, pedophilic sexual interests, and hypersexuality were not distinct features in the CST group. Own experiences of sexual abuse, child prostitution use, and previous conviction for a violent offense predicted CST in a logistic regression model. Conclusions This study is a first step to gain insight into the prevalence and characteristics of men using CST. Findings could help to augment prevention strategies against commercial forms of sexual abuse in developed as well as in developing countries by fostering the knowledge about the characteristics of perpetrators.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKoops, T., Turner, D., Neutze, J., & Briken, P. (2017). Child sex tourism–prevalence of and risk factors for its use in a German community sample. BMC public health, 17(1), 344.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-017-4270-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3771
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectChild sex tourismen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectcommunity sampleen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.titleChild sex tourism – prevalence of and risk factors for its use in a German community sampleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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