Sexual abuse of Indian (Asian) children in South Africa: First report in a community undergoing cultural change

Over a 6-year period, 162 cases of child abuse were encountered at a South African hospital serving an Indian community. Sexual abuse occurred in 37 cases. This report discusses the victim's age and medical history, type of abuse, perpetrators, religion, stress factors, and sexually transmitted...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child abuse & neglect 1991, Vol.15 (1), p.147-151
1. Verfasser:	Haffejee, Ismail E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acculturation Asians Biological and medical sciences Child Child Abuse Child Abuse, Sexual - epidemiology Child Abuse, Sexual - prevention & control Child of Impaired Parents - psychology Child, Preschool Criminals Developing Countries Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups - psychology Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Female Foreign Countries Humans Incest - prevention & control Incest - statistics & numerical data Incidence India - ethnology Indians Individual Characteristics Male Medical sciences Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sexual Abuse South Africa Tropical medicine Victimology Victims of Crime
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Zusammenfassung:	Over a 6-year period, 162 cases of child abuse were encountered at a South African hospital serving an Indian community. Sexual abuse occurred in 37 cases. This report discusses the victim's age and medical history, type of abuse, perpetrators, religion, stress factors, and sexually transmitted disease. (JDD)
ISSN:	0145-2134 1873-7757
DOI:	10.1016/0145-2134(91)90099-Y