Child sexual abuse in sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-460

  Lalor, Kevin ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2342557256     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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