TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - The prevalence of a history of child sexual abuse among adults visiting family practitioners in Israel
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Schein, M.
A1  - Biderman, A.
A1  - Baras, M.
A1  - Bennett, L.
A1  - Bisharat, Bishara
A1  - Borkan, J.
A1  - Fogelman, Y.
A1  - Gordon, Lucy
A1  - Steinmetz, Dov
A1  - Kitai, Eliezer
SP  - 667
EP  - 675
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of a history of child sexual abuse (CSA) in a random sample of adult patients presenting for routine health care to family practice clinics in Israel. METHOD: One thousand and five randomly selected patients aged 18 to 55, attending 48 clinics, participated in this questionnaire study. RESULTS: Twenty-five percent indicated that they had been sexually abused as children. More women reported CSA (p < .0001 ) than men, as did women originating from Western countries (p = .02) and those with more than 12 years of education (p = .01). There were no significant associations between CSA and the other socio-demographic variables examined. Fondling was the most common and intercourse the least common activity experienced. Forty-five percent of the perpetrators were previously known. The mean age at which the child sexual abuse began varied between 10 and 14. Only 45% of the subjects had ever told anyone about the experience. CONCLUSIONS: Since no other prevalence study has been reported to date in Israel, these findings suggest that as in other Western countries CSA is a relatively common problem. Family physicians and other health professionals should be aware of this high prevalence and its known potential for initial and long-term deleterious outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -