Africa and Asia are among the regions with the highest rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) in
the world. They also share the highest proportion of children under 18 with Asia alone …

Introduction: Aim of this study was to review all suspected sexual abuse (SA) cases
presenting at Nigerian hospitals, in order to examine both the prevalence of child sexual …

Methods It was a retrospective study that looked into cases of sexual assault admitted into
the hospital between January 2010 and December 2014. Information on patients' biodata …

Orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) experience poverty, stigma, and abuse resulting in
poor physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes. The Teachers' Diploma Programme …

Sexual violence among female adolescents is a pervasive problem. This is even worse in
periods of unrest such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which heighten the vulnerability of these …

In Nigeria, one in four females has experienced some form of sexual abuse. Therefore, it is
imperative to examine risk factors associated with sexual violence victimization of Nigerian …

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major social and public health issue that creates short-and
long-lasting impacts on victims, families, and society. While global researchers have …

A number of studies have examined sexual harassment as it affects women and girls
however; there are gaps in information in view of the magnitude of the incidence of sexual …

Background: Sexual violence is a public health issue among adolescents globally but
remains understudied in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The present study focused on the …

Background. Sexual violence is a serious public health problem affecting millions of young
girls and women across the world. Recently, the issue of sexual violence against schoolgirls …