A Global Perspective on Child Sexual Abuse: Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Around the World
@article{Stoltenborgh2011AGP, title={A Global Perspective on Child Sexual Abuse: Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Around the World}, author={M. Stoltenborgh and M. V. van IJzendoorn and E. M. Euser and M. Bakermans-Kranenburg}, journal={Child Maltreatment}, year={2011}, volume={16}, pages={101 - 79} }
Key MethodOur comprehensive meta-analysis combined prevalence figures of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) reported in 217 publications published between 1980 and 2008, including 331 independent samples with a total of 9,911,748 participants. The overall estimated CSA prevalence was 127/1000 in self-report studies and 4/1000 in informant studies. Self-reported CSA was more common among female (180/1000) than among male participants (76/1000). Lowest rates for both girls (113/1000) and boys (41/1000) were…Expand
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