Brief Report: Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries in Hong Kong, 2000–2017 |
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| Authors: | Monit Cheung Carol A Leung Xin Chen Patrick Leung Elaine Suk-Ching Liu |
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| Institution: | 1. Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA;2. Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;3. Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual health promotion Youth mass media underage phenomenon same-sex abuse female perpetrators power misuse |
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