Childhood sexual abuse among university students in Tanzania

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1343-1351

  McCrann, Denis ^a   Lalor, Kevin ^a   Katabaro, Joviter Kamugisha ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Tanzania; Transactional abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERSTITION; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33845329496     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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