@article{ref1,
title="Sexual violence against children and kinship in Africa. Pooled analysis of studies in Cameroon",
journal="Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence",
year="2016",
author="Mbassa Menick, D.",
volume="64",
number="2",
pages="102-112",
abstract="Objective This study aimed to identify the prevalence rate of incest in Cameroon.  Patients and method To achieve this objective, the author conducted a pooled analysis which synthesized studies on sexual violence against children.  Results Nine published studies were included as well for a total of 10,874 participants. Among them, 1164 were victims of sexual violence (giving a prevalence rate of 10.7%). In this sample, the author found 1056 girls (90.7%) against 108 boys (9.3%), with a sex ratio of 9.8 for girls. Among the victims, there were 917 cases of extrafamilial sexual violence and 194 cases of intrafamilial sexual violence, which is equivalent to a prevalence rate of 16.66% of incest. Out of the 194 cases of intrafamilial sexual violence, 178 involved girls (91.7%) and 16 involved boys (8.3%) with a sex ratio of 11.1 for girls.  Conclusion The prevalence of incest in Cameroon is high. Therefore, a national action is essential to tackle this issue. This will include research activities, training and information activities, care and prevention interventions.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0222-9617",
doi="10.1016/j.neurenf.2015.11.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurenf.2015.11.003"
}