The psychosocial consequences of child sexual abuse in ethiopia: A case-control comparative analysis

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2025-2041

  Wondie, Yemataw ^a   Zemene, Workie ^a   Tafesse, Biruk ^b   Reschke, Konrad ^a   Schröder, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA FISTULA HOSPITAL   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

child prostitution; child sexual abuse; early marriage; Ethiopia; psychosocial consequences; rape

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARRIAGE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959225552     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510372937     Document Type: Article

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