@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among Mexican adolescents",
journal="Child: care, health and development",
year="2008",
author="Pineda-Lucatero, A. G. and Trujillo-Hernandez, B. and Millan-Guerrero, R. O. and Vásquez, C.",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="184 - 189",
abstract="Background To determine the characteristics and prevalence of previous child sexual abuse among a group of Mexican junior high school students. Methods A total of 1067 adolescents of both genders were selected to fill out a survey about child sexual abuse. Results The prevalence of child sexual abuse was 18.7% (n = 200). It was more frequent in girls (58%) than in boys (42%). Sexual abuse involved physical contact in 75% of those cases reporting abuse. The aggressors were neighbours (50.3%), relatives (36.8%) and strangers (13.9%). Abuse was committed through deception in 90% of the cases and involved physical mistreatment in 10% of the cases. Of the victims, 14.4% had spoken about the problem and 3.7% had taken legal action. And 9.6% of those surveyed stated that they required psychological counselling. Conclusions In the population studied, the prevalency of child sexual abuse was greater than that reported in Mexico City (4.3-8.4%), although it was similar to that found in the Spanish child population (15-23%). The risk of sexual abuse is greater for girls and the principal aggressors are male neighbours, family friends and relatives; the abuse is committed in the home of the aggressor or the victim and very few cases are reported to the authorities. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-1862",
doi="10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00888.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00888.x"
}