Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Central Department Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Jul 30;59(239):672-677. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6865.
Sexual abuse remains a hidden and underreported form of violence against children and a serious public health concern. Although it results in severe mental, physical, and psychological risks with consequences such as depression, fear, and low self-esteem, it is still an unexplored and less prioritized area in Nepal. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse among school children of a municipality.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted among 405 students, aged below 18 of Mandan-Deupur Municipality, Kavrepalanchowk from April to May 2018. Ethical clearance was taken from Nepal Health Research Council (Ref no 2506). A simple random sampling technique was used to select the schools. Collected data were then entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage.
In overall, 64 (15.8%) (12.4-19.7 at 95% Confidence Interval) were found to be sexually abused, where a high prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse was reported for boys 46 (73.43%).
According to the findings of this study, child sexual abuse is seen as a significant issue in the place studied. Awareness programs on child sexual abuse should be organized targeting children along with parents and community people.
性虐待仍然是一种针对儿童的隐藏和未报告的暴力形式，也是一个严重的公共卫生问题。尽管它会导致严重的心理、身体和心理风险，如抑郁、恐惧和自卑，但在尼泊尔，它仍然是一个未被探索和优先级较低的领域。本研究的目的是确定市政儿童性虐待的发生率。
这是一项描述性的横断面研究，于 2018 年 4 月至 5 月在卡瓦雷布尔县曼丹-德普尔市的 405 名 18 岁以下的学生中进行。本研究获得了尼泊尔健康研究委员会的伦理批准（编号 2506）。采用简单随机抽样技术选择学校。收集的数据随后使用社会科学统计软件包 16 版进行输入和分析。计算了 95%置信区间的点估计值以及频率和百分比。
总体而言，有 64 名（15.8%）（95%置信区间为 12.4-19.7）被发现遭受性虐待，其中男孩的性虐待发生率较高，为 46 名（73.43%）。
根据这项研究的结果，儿童性虐待被认为是研究地点的一个重大问题。应该针对儿童及其父母和社区成员组织儿童性虐待意识计划。
