School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse (Review)

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dc.contributor.authorWalsh, K., Zwi, K., Woolfenden, S., & Shlonsky, A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-06T14:53:45Z
dc.date.available2015-10-06T14:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse is a significant global problem in both magnitude and sequelae. The most widely used primary prevention strategy has been the provision of school-based education programmes. Although programmes have been taught in schools since the 1980s, their effectiveness requires ongoing scrutiny. Objectives To systematically assess evidence of the effectiveness of school-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse. Specifically, to assess whether: programmes are effective in improving students’ protective behaviours and knowledge about sexual abuse prevention; behaviours and skills are retained over time; and participation results in disclosures of sexual abuse, produces harms, or both. The studies included in this review show evidence of improvements in protective behaviours and knowledge among children exposed to school-based programmes, regardless of the type of programme. The results might have differed had the true ICCs or cluster-adjusted results been available. There is evidence that children’s knowledge does not deteriorate over time, although this requires further research with longer-term follow-up. Programme participation does not generate increased or decreased child anxiety or fear, however there is a need for ongoing monitoring of both positive and negative short- and long-term effects. The results show that programme participation may increase the odds of disclosure, however there is a need for more programme evaluations to routinely collect such data. Further investigation of the moderators of programme effects is required along with longitudinal or data linkage studies that can assess actual prevention of child sexual abuse.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalsh, K., Zwi, K., Woolfenden, S., & Shlonsky, A. (2015). School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4. Art. No.: CD004380. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004380.pub3.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.bibliotecacochrane.com/PDF/CD004380.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2548
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectschool based programsen_US
dc.subjectreviewen_US
dc.titleSchool-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse (Review)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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