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Child sexual abuse among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a concealed public health behavioral issue

Author(s) -

Pius Manyike,

Josephat M. Chinawa,

Elias Aniwada,

Odutola Odetunde,

Awoere T. Chinawa

Publication year - 1969

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.314.7115

Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , sexual abuse , child sexual abuse , demography , social class , child abuse , psychiatry , inclusion (mineral) , pediatrics , injury prevention , poison control , population , environmental health , psychology , social psychology , sociology , political science , law

Child sexual abuse among adolescents is an often overlooked issue in pediatrics, yet it is a major cause of low self esteem and stigmatization in adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the socioeconomic determinant and pattern of child sexual abuse among adolescent attending secondary schools in South East Nigeria.

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