Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Reported by a Cross-Sectional Sample of New Zealand Women

Autor/inn/en	Fanslow, Janet L.; Robinson, Elizabeth M.; Crengle, Sue; Perese, Lana
Titel	Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Reported by a Cross-Sectional Sample of New Zealand Women
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 31 (2007) 9, S.935-945 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.02.009
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Ethnic Groups; Age; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Case Studies; Incidence; Indigenous Populations; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Family (Sociological Unit); Prevention; Intervention; Family Violence; Interpersonal Relationship; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ethnie; Alter; Lebensalter; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexueller Missbrauch; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Vorkommen; Sinti und Roma; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Familie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Neuseeland
Abstract	Objective: The objective is to describe the prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA) among women in New Zealand, document ethnic specific rates, and outline the frequency of abuse experienced and the most commonly identified perpetrators. Associations between CSA and later adverse consequences were also explored. Methods: Retrospective report from a random sample of 2,855 women aged 18-64 years old in two regions in New Zealand. Face-to-face interviews with one randomly selected woman from each household were conducted. Results: The overall prevalence rates for CSA were 23.5% for women from the urban region and 28.2% from the rural region. In both urban and rural regions, Maori women more frequently reported experiences of CSA than women from European and other ethnic groups (urban: 30.5% vs. 17.0% and rural: 35.1% vs. 20.7%). The median age of onset of the abuse was 9 years, and the median estimated age of the abuser was 30 years. Half of those who experienced CSA reported that it occurred once or twice, 27% "a few times," and 23% "multiple times." Sole perpetrators were involved in 83% of cases. The majority of cases were perpetrated by a family member, most frequently male. Compared with non-victims, victims of CSA were twice as likely to experience later intimate partner violence and violence by others. Conclusions: This study reports on a large, population-based sample in an ethnically diverse population in New Zealand, providing the first ethnic-specific rates of CSA available. Findings suggest important priorities for prevention and intervention activities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10