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Self reported experience of sexual abuse among children in their homes in Ilorin Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

A. Oladosu ,
O. Abiodun  and
M. Tunde-Ayinmode
A. Oladosu*
Affiliation:
Johnson Community Hospital, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
O. Abiodun
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
M. Tunde-Ayinmode
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The sexual abuse of children is well documented in literature. Data on it from Nigeria is rather sparse. The current study examines the prevalence and pattern of sexual abuse with a view to increasing our understanding of it.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and pattern of sexual abuse of children at home in Ilorin Nigeria.

Methods

A cross sectional survey of secondary school students aged 11-18 years in Ilorin Nigeria using multistage random sampling technique with proportional allocation was done. Respondents completed the ICAST-CH questionnaire which covers child abuse in its several forms including sexual abuse. Prevalence of sexual abuse was computed.

Results

Over a third (586) of participants experienced some form of sexual abuse in the last year. Table 1: prevalence and pattern of sexual abuse at home

Sexual Abuse* (n=586)FrequencyPercentage
Talked to you in a sexual way42071.7
Touched private parts33356.8
Showed pornography14925.4
Made you look at private parts13623.2
Tried to have sex with you (unwilling)6110.4
Made a sex video of you--

Conclusions

Sexual abuse of children occurs commonly in Ilorin Nigeria. There is a need for further research towards understnding it determinants towards strengthening systems of safeguarding children against it.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

sexual abuseChildhome
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S714
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