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Child sexual abuse and health outcomes in the Chinese context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ko Ling Chan ,
Elsie Yan ,
Daniel Y. T. Fong ,
Agnes Tiwari  and
Wing Cheong Leung
Ko Ling Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, email eklchan@hku.hk
Elsie Yan
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, email eklchan@hku.hk
Daniel Y. T. Fong
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Agnes Tiwari
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wing Cheong Leung
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
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Reported rates of child sexual abuse in China fall at the lower end of the range found in Western studies. However, most of the studies were conducted in only one city or province and thus their results may not be generalisable. Acknowledging the infeasibility of recruiting a truly representative sample, we conducted a survey during 2009–10 using a probability sampling procedure to obtain a large and diverse sample of school-aged adolescents from six regions in China. About one in every 13 children had had experience of sexual abuse. Routine screening in medical and social settings is urged. Efforts should be made to ensure wide awareness of this issue.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , November 2013 , pp. 81 - 83
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