@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and patterns of child sexual abuse and victim-perpetrator relationship among secondary school students in the northern province (South Africa)",
journal="Archives of sexual behavior",
year="2001",
author="Madu, Sylvester Ntomchukwu and Peltzer, K.",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="311-321",
abstract="An investigation into the prevalence and characteristics of child sexual abuse in the Northern Province (South Africa) was conducted. A total of 414 secondary school students in standard 9 and 10 in three representative secondary schools completed a retrospective self-rating questionnaire in a classroom setting. The questionnaire asked about childhood sexual abuse and the victim-perpetrator relationship. Results shows an overall (N = 414) child sexual abuse prevalence rate of 54.2%, 60% for males (N = 193), 53.2% for females (N = 216). Among them, 86.7% were kissed sexually, 60.9% were touched sexually, 28.9% were victims of oral/anal/vaginal intercourse. &quot;Friend&quot; was the highest indicated perpetrator in all patterns of sexual abuse. Many victims (86.7%) perceived themselves as not sexually abused as a child, and many (50.2%) rated their childhood as &quot;very happy.&quot; A call is made for more research, publicity, and campaigns in the area of child sexual abuse in the Province.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-0002",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}