Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Jan 6;41:15. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.15.29852. eCollection 2022.
there are instances commonly reported where sexual offences are committed against persons below 18 years of age, who are deemed as children. The adverse effects of child sexual abuse are psychological, physical, behavioural and interpersonal.
this study was conducted in the casualty unit over a period of two years (September 2018 to September 2020), total 35 cases of sexual assault examined out of these 21 (60%) cases fall under the category where below 18 years age group is victim.
out of 21 cases, 19 (90.47%) were of female sexual assault and 2 (9.53%) were of male sexual assault. The age of victim ranged from 2 years to 18 years. Median age of the study population is 14 years. Interquartile range is 6 years. The most vulnerable age group was 12-18 years (71.4%). Most of the victims were Hindus (47.6%) and Sikhs (47.6%). 61.9 % cases belong to rural background. In 71.5% of cases, the act was committed by familiar persons. Maximum 28.5% cases were medico-legally examined within one day of incidence. Hymen was torn in only 5 (26.3%) cases.
young girls are found out to be most vulnerable group. Young girls should receive special attention especially from poor settlements and lower social strata. Most important is that the general attitude of society needs to be changed in favors of the dignity of women and children. Social awareness, sensitization and protection programs should be a high priority.
有许多常见的案例报告指出，性犯罪是针对 18 岁以下的未成年人实施的，这些未成年人被视为儿童。儿童性虐待的不良后果包括心理、生理、行为和人际关系方面的影响。
本研究在两年期间（2018 年 9 月至 2020 年 9 月）在急诊室进行，共检查了 35 例性侵犯案例，其中 21 例（60%）属于 18 岁以下的受害者。
在 21 例案例中，19 例（90.47%）为女性性侵犯，2 例（9.53%）为男性性侵犯。受害者年龄从 2 岁到 18 岁不等。研究人群的中位数年龄为 14 岁，四分位距为 6 岁。最脆弱的年龄组是 12-18 岁（71.4%）。大多数受害者是印度教徒（47.6%）和锡克教徒（47.6%）。61.9%的案例来自农村背景。在 71.5%的案例中，犯罪行为是由熟人实施的。在事件发生后一天内，有 28.5%的案例接受了法医检查。只有 5 例（26.3%）处女膜破裂。
年轻女孩被发现是最脆弱的群体。贫困地区和社会底层的年轻女孩应特别受到关注。最重要的是，社会的普遍态度需要改变，以维护妇女和儿童的尊严。社会意识、宣传和保护项目应成为重中之重。
