Be Human Stop Child
Abuse (http://behumanstopchildabuse.emedinews.in/)
(Team IMA for CMAAO)
Objective: To examine whether Chinese studies of child sexual
abuse (CSA)
in the general population show lower prevalence rates than other international studies, and
whether certain features of these studies may help to account for variation in estimates.
Methods: A meta-analysis and
meta-regression were conducted on 27 studies found in the English and Chinese
language peer reviewed journals that involved general populations of students
or residents, estimated CSA prior to age 18, and specified rates for males or
females individually. RESULTS: Estimates for Chinese females were lower than the international composites. For total CSA for females, the Chinese pooled estimate was 15.3% (95% CI=12.6-18.0) based on the meta-analysis of 24 studies, lower than the international estimate (Stoltenborgh, van IJzendoorn, Euser, & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 2011) but not significantly. For contact CSA for females, the pooled estimate was 9.5% (95% CI=7.5-11.5), based on 16 studies, significantly lower than the international prevalence. For penetrative CSA for females, the pooled estimate was 1% (95% CI=0.7-1.3), based on 15 studies, significantly lower than the international estimate of 15.1%. Chinese men reported significantly less penetrative CSA but significantly more total CSA than international estimates; while contact CSA reported by Chinese and international males appeared to be roughly equivalent. Chinese CSA prevalence estimates were lower in studies from urban areas and non-mainland areas (Hong Kong and
CONCLUSIONS: The findings to date justify further research into possible cultural and sociological reasons for lower risk of contact and penetrative sexual abuse of girls and less penetrative abuse of boys in
(Source: Ji K, Finkelhor D, Dunne
M. Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Apr 30)
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