Sexual abuse among female high school students in Istanbul, Turkey

ALIKASIFOGLU M., ERGINOZ E., ERCAN O., ALBAYRAK-KAYMAK D., Uysal O., ILTER O.

CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT, vol.30, no.3, pp.247-255, 2006 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.10.012
  • Journal Name: CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.247-255
  • Keywords: child sexual abuse, prevalence, characteristics, PREVALENCE, ADOLESCENTS, GIRLS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of sexual abuse in female adolescents in Istanbul, Turkey from data collected as part of a school-based population study on health and health behaviors.