Objective: This study aimed to compare the clinical profile of prepubertal and pubertal female child sexual abuse. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study involving 43 sexually abused children was done. Each patient was categorized as prepubertal or pubertal based on the Tanner stage. Medical history was gathered using a structured interview and physical examination done with proper documentation after obtaining consent. Blind review by child protection specialists was done on genital images. Descriptive statistics were utilized for all variables. Results: This study showed 11.97% and 22.22% prevalence for prepubertal and pubertal child sexual abuse, respectively. Most prepubertal children disclosed digital vaginal penetration by the father and non-relative household members, while most pubertal children reported penile-vaginal penetration by the boyfriend. Fondling was common to both groups. The majority were repeated abuse and usually happened at the perpetrator’s house. Behavioral changes and genital symptoms were common in prepubertal children. Findings of hymenal trauma were found in 25% of prepubertal girls and half of the pubertal adolescents. The interobserver variability of these hymenal findings was fair. The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was low, none for the prepubertal children, and only 6% of the adolescent had STI, which was Hepatitis B. Conclusion The clinical profile of sexually abused prepubertal children differed from that of pubertal adolescents. There was a higher incidence of hymenal trauma and STIs in adolescents.
Child Abuse, Sexual

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Child ; Child Abuse, Sexual* ; Child* ; Humans ; Periodicals*

PURPOSE: This study was done to provide basic data for sexual abuse prevention programs for elementary school students by comparing stated needs of the students and teachers. METHODS: The participants were 4th, 5th, and 6th grade elementary school students and elementary school teachers. Data from questionnaires completed by 1,372 students and 162 teachers were analyzed. RESULTS: 1) The mean scores for felt need for sexual abuse prevention education was relatively high in both of the elementary school student and teacher groups but there was a significant difference between the two groups (t=15.28, p<.001). 2) In the elementary school students, there was a significant difference in the degree of need for sexual abuse prevention education according to father's educational level (t=2.89, p=.004), experience of sexual education (t=3.11, p=.006), and recognition of the necessity of sexual abuse education (t=7.56, p<.001). 3) In the elementary school teachers, there was no significant difference in the degree of need for sexual abuse prevention education according to the participants' socio-demographic and sexual abuse prevention education related characteristics. CONCLUSION: When planning educational programs on child sexual abuse prevention, needs of the elementary school students should be considered. Then, the educational program at school would be more effective.
Child ; Child Abuse ; Child Abuse, Sexual ; Education* ; Humans ; Sex Offenses*

The growing problem of child sexual abuse (CSA) in the country has led the government to establish a set of standards for the delivery of hospital-based services to the survivors, in order to ensure that their needs are addressed promptly and effectively. Hence, the establishment of Women and Children Protection Units (WCPU) in all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals was mandated through a department administrative order.1 However, many WCPUs across the country are beset with problems such as inadequate facilities and equipment, and a scarcity of full-time service providers with proper training to handle survivors of CSA.2 These problems impede the delivery of optimal services required in managing clients in the WCPU.
Child Abuse, Sexual ; Survivor ; Child ; Female

A survey done by the World Health Organization in 2014 revealed that only less than 10% of the survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) received any service—whether it be health, psychosocial, police, or legal.1 In Kenya and Haiti, only 13.4% of the girls and only 7% of the boys who experienced sexual abuse received health services, while in Swaziland, 24% of clients received health services.1 2 3 In several countries, one-stop centers were established to provide legal, medical and psychosocial services for survivors of child sexual abuse and violence in one location. These centers spare clients from visiting multiple institutions to seek help and from the trauma of retelling their personal ordeal to various individuals many times over.4 Psychosocial support is given by a social worker who assesses the client on the first interview. If the social worker detects any signs of abuse, the client is then escorted to an adjacent room where a child-friendly police officer would take care of the legal aspects of the case. A medical doctor performs a thorough physical examination in a separate room. Further special diagnostics and treatment are provided by the center. The staff of the centers must also have undergone appropriate training on the medicolegal aspects of handling clients who come to the center.5 In the Philippines, the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a Women and Children Protection Unit (WCPU) was based on the Administrative Order 1-B s. 1997 of the Department of Health (DOH)6 and the Republic Act 9262 Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Act of 2004 and its implementing rules and regulations.7 In 2008, the DOH then developed a set of standards for the structures and processes of WCPUs in the country.8
Child Abuse, Sexual ; Survivor ; Child ; Female

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Child ; Child Abuse, Sexual* ; Child* ; Humans ; Judgment* ; Child Health

PURPOSE: This study is attempted to figure out the characteristics of sexual abuse victimization in low- and high-grade elementary school children and furthermore to help develop appropriate preventive educational programs against sexual abuse by grade. METHODS: Data were collected from 156 sexual abuse victims who were elementary school children and visited the Child Sexual Abuse Response Center in D City during the period from 2010 to 2012. Differences in general and victimization-related characteristics between low and high graders and the correlations among the characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS: The results showed statistically significant difference between low and high graders in two variables: offender-victim relationship, and the type of sexual abuse. Offender-victim relationship was in a significant correlation with the duration of victimization (r=.576, p<.001), frequency of abuse (r=.546, p<.001), location (r=-.479, p<.001), and time (r=.435, p<.001). The type of sexual abuse was in a significant correlation with frequency (r=.175, p=.029) and time (r=.261, p=.001). CONCLUSION: Appropriate educational programs should be developed for preventing sexual assaults in consideration of difference in victimization-related characteristics between low and high graders. In addition, such programs should be applied fittingly to the learners'grade, gender, and cognitive level.
Child Abuse, Sexual ; Child* ; Crime Victims* ; Humans ; Sex Offenses*

Child sexual abuse is not a rarely encountered problem. Child sexual abuse is a pediatric disease entity with lifelong impact. Child sexual abuse, different from sexual assault, is not always accompanied by violent force and usually repeated over a period of time. Child sexual abuse should be approached by multidisciplinary team experts. Every pediatrician should know the child protection network in his district and be competent in the child sexual abuse medical evaluation and treatment as a primary doctor. In order to accomplish that goal, the Korean Pediatric Society should change the pediatric residency training curriculum and foster child sexual abuse experts. Pediatricians have responsibilities to do their active role in response to children at risk.
Child ; Child Abuse, Sexual ; Curriculum ; Humans ; Internship and Residency

Child sexual abuse is not a rarely encountered problem. Child sexual abuse is a pediatric disease entity with lifelong impact. Child sexual abuse, different from sexual assault, is not always accompanied by violent force and usually repeated over a period of time. Child sexual abuse should be approached by multidisciplinary team experts. Every pediatrician should know the child protection network in his district and be competent in the child sexual abuse medical evaluation and treatment as a primary doctor. In order to accomplish that goal, the Korean Pediatric Society should change the pediatric residency training curriculum and foster child sexual abuse experts. Pediatricians have responsibilities to do their active role in response to children at risk.
Child ; Child Abuse, Sexual ; Curriculum ; Humans ; Internship and Residency

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Child ; Child Abuse, Sexual/*diagnosis ; Crying ; Humans ; *Physicians