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:: Volume 21, Issue 3 (10-2019) ::
J Gorgan Univ Med Sci 2019, 21(3): 113-119 Back to browse issues page
Knowledge and attitude of pre-school girls about sexual abuse prevention in Gorgan, northern Iran (2016)
Somayeh Gholamfarkhani1 , Sahar Arab2 , Elham Khoori * 3
1- M.Sc in Midwifery Counselling, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shohada Hospital of Quchan, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Quchan, Iran
2- M.Sc in Midwifery Counselling, Academic Instructor, Counseling and Reproductive Health Research Centre, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
3- Ph.D in Reproductive Health, Assistant Professor, Counselling and Reproductive Health Research Centre, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran , elhamkhoori@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (11014 Views)
Background and Objective: Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a very serious problem all over the world with widespread and often unrecoverable negative consequences for victim, family and the society. Significant proportion of victims reported abused sexually when they were younger than 7 years. This study was done to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of pre-school girls about sexual abuse prevention in Gorgan during 2016.
Methods: In this descriptive study, 56 pre-school girls with mean age of 76.13±3.87 months (6.34 years), who were chosen through systematic random sampling, among the files of the households with
a pre-school age girl from two health centers in Gorgan, north of Iran during 2016. The Personal Safety Questionnaire- Persian version (PSQ-P) including 12 questions was used to test children’s sexual abuse prevention knowledge and attitude by interview method.
Results: Out of  the 56 children studied, only 9 children (16%) knew all three private parts and of these, only 2 children (3.5%) knew the correct name for all three parts. 80% of children believed that if the perpetrator would ask them to keep touching the private parts as a secret, they should not inform another person. 48% of them did not choose appropriate avoidance responses during inappropriate touching of private parts. 43% of them reported that they do not like their private parts and the appropriate touch of the private parts was not allowed by most children too.
Conclusion: Most pre-school girl children had no proper knowledge and attitude about the sexual abuse prevention, indicating highlights shortcomings in prevention educations at different levels of society.
Keywords: Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), Prevention, Personal Safety Questionnaire (PSQ)
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Type of Study: Original Articles | Subject: Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
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