TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Spectrum of self-reported childhood sexual abuse among medical students: a single center experience
JO  - Indian pediatrics
A1  - Rathinam, Rajesh Duraisamy
A1  - Singh, Abhishek
A1  - Chopra, Mukul
A1  - Bharathi, Murugesa
A1  - Mathiyalagen, Prakash
A1  - Bahurupi, Yogesh
A1  - Ramalingam, Rajarajan
SP  - 564
EP  - 567
VL  - 58
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence and spectrum of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a sample of medical students from a medical college in Southern India. <br><br>METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to consenting students of a medical college located at Puducherry. Those students who could not be contacted despite three attempts were excluded. <br><br>RESULTS: Of total 452 students, 148 (32.7%) students reported experiencing one or other form of CSA. Prevalence of CSA was almost equal in both the sexes. Most instances of CSA occurred either at own house (33.8%) or at a neighbor's house (22.9%). Majority (60.1%) did not inform anyone; due to fear of negative consequences (43.2%) and feelings of guilt (30.4%) most commonly. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Approximately one third of medical students reported an incident of sexual abuse at least once in his/her life. Both girls and boys are equally likely to face CSA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-6061
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -