Prevalence of child sexual abuse among adolescents in Geneva: Results of a cross sectional survey

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dc.contributor.authorHalpérin, D. S., Bouvier, P., Jaffé, P. D., Mounoud, R. L., Pawlak, C. H., Laederach, J., … Astié, F.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-17T18:01:10Z
dc.date.available2014-12-17T18:01:10Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE--To measure the cumulative prevalence of child sexual abuse in a representative sample of the adolescent population of Geneva.-Cross sectional survey with an anonymous self administered questionnaire centred on a factual description of sexual activities. SETTING--68 classes (17 schools) randomly selected from the 201 ninth grade classes of the public school system in Geneva. SUBJECTS--1193 adolescents aged 13-17 years, of whom 1116 (93.5%; 568 girls, 548 boys) consented to the study and returned completed questionnaires. RESULTS--192 (33.8%) girls and 60 (10.9%) boys reported having experienced at least one sexually abusive event. The prevalence of abuse involving physical contact was 20.4% (116 cases) among girls and 3.3% (18) among boys. The prevalence of abuse involving some form of penetration was 5.6% (32 cases) among girls and 1.1% (six) among boys. One third of the abused adolescents had experienced more than one abusive event and 46.5% (92/198) had experienced the first event before age 12. Abuse by a family member was reported by 20.5% (36/176) of abused girls and 6.3% (3/48) of abused boys. Abusers were known to victims in two thirds of cases. Ninety per cent of abusers were male and 35.3% (71/201) came from the victim's peer group. Over 80% of participants found the questionnaire interesting, clearly formulated, and useful. -Child sexual abuse is a universal social phenomenon. Adolescents themselves can contribute to research and so help in the search for more efficient prevention and intervention strategies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHalpérin, D. S., Bouvier, P., Jaffé, P. D., Mounoud, R. L., Pawlak, C. H., Laederach, J., … Astié, F. (1996). Prevalence of child sexual abuse among adolescents in Geneva: results of a cross sectional survey. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 312(7042), 1326–1329.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2351043/pdf/bmj00543-0022.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1979
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ : British Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectSwitzerlanden_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectsurveyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of child sexual abuse among adolescents in Geneva: Results of a cross sectional surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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