TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Childhood sexual abuse and supportive factors
JO  - Pediatrics international
A1  - Baytunca, Muharrem Burak
A1  - Ata, Emsal
A1  - Ozbaran, Burcu
A1  - Kaya, Ahsen
A1  - Kose, Sezen
A1  - Aktas, Ekin Ozgur
A1  - Aydın, Rezzan
A1  - Guney, Selcen
A1  - Yuncu, Zeki
A1  - Erermis, Serpil
A1  - Bildik, Tezan
A1  - Aydin, Cahide
SP  - 10
EP  - 15
VL  - 59
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can be a devastating life experience that produces higher incidences of mental disorders and suicide attempts. However, there are factors that may be found with a greater ratio in the vulnerable victims. <br><br>METHOD: We evaluated 181 Turkish children and adolescents with a history of CSA regarding their age, gender, suicide attempts, family relations and educational background. Abuse involving the insertion of an organ or foreign object into the individual's body was designated as a "Qualified Sexual Abuse" (QSA); other forms of sexual abuse were designated "Basic Sexual Abuse" (BSA). <br><br>RESULTS: Suicide attempts were significantly higher in adolescent girls in the QSA subgroup; age, gender, family integrity, and school attendance did not associate with the risk of mental disorders in this group. Among BSA patients, family integrity statistically influenced suicide attempts. Suicide attempts were approximately 10 times higher (P = 0.005, 95%CI: 2.020-51.051, OR, 10.154) in the participants of children living in broken families. Family integrity and school attendance were also noted as weak protective factors against mental disorders in BSA patients. The incidence of mental disorders was 3.5 times higher in children who had not been attending school (P = 0.009, 95%CI: 1.379-9.211, OR, 3.564). <br><br>CONCLUSION: We found that family integrity and school attendance weakly related with psychopathology (e.g., mental disorders or suicide attempts) for BSA survivors but not for QSA survivors. Female gender and puberty also increased the likelihood of a suicide attempt for QSA survivors. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1328-8067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ped.13065
ID  - ref1
ER  -