TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Prevalence of sexual abuse of children in Germany
JO  - Acta paedopsychiatrica
A1  - Schötensack, K.
A1  - Elliger, T.
A1  - Gross, Adam
A1  - Nissen, G.
SP  - 211
EP  - 216
VL  - 55
IS  - 4
N2  - A survey of the prevalence of sexual abuse of children in two different areas of Germany (Würzburg - former West Germany and Leipzig - former East Germany) was conducted using a multiple screen questionnaire. The sample consisted of 1841 students from different institutions in Würzburg and 310 students from vocational schools in Leipzig (n = 2151). Data on a similar number of males and females were recorded. Problems of definition, sample characteristics and methodology are discussed. Sexual abuse was reported by 16.1% of the women and 5.8% of the men in the Würzburg sample and 9.6% and 5.8%, respectively, in the Leipzig sample. More comparable subsamples showed less discrepancy in the prevalence rates for women in the two cities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -