Brief Report: Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries in Hong Kong, 2000–2017. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cheung, Monit; Leung, Carol A.; Chen, Xin; Leung, Patrick; Liu, Elaine Suk-Ching
• Is Part Of: International journal of sexual health. Volume 31:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 71
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Sexual health promotion -- Youth -- mass media -- underage phenomenon -- same-sex abuse -- female perpetrators -- power misuse; Sex (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Gender identity -- Periodicals; Sexual Behavior -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 155.3
• DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2019.1567639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1931-7611

Abstract

Abstract: Community advocates in Hong Kong found no formal curriculum on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and started a newspaper column in 1999 to disseminate public education. This study analyzed the inquiries sent to this prevention column from 2000 to 2017. Content analysis found that, in 515 inquiries, 170 (33%) reported CSA incidents. Based on age information in 147 incidents, female abusers ( n = 28) targeted victims averaging 6.48 years of age, which is 3.08 years significantly younger than those abused by male abusers ( n = 119). In 82 inquiries with abusers' age information, 42 minor "abusers" were reported. Early sex education is highly recommended.