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Socio-cultural barriers to child sexual abuse investigation in Uganda: Experiences of police officers at Kamuli District central police station

open access: yesInternational Review of Social Sciences Research
Child sexual abuse has been widely recognised as a global crisis and a violation of fundamental rights of children. Irrespective of this recognition, child sexual abuse remains pervasive, underreported and poorly investigated.
Waiswa Emmanuel Kaako   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does a history of sexual and physical childhood abuse contribute to HIV infection risk in adulthood? A study among post-natal women in Harare, Zimbabwe.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundSexual and physical abuse in childhood creates a great health burden including on mental and reproductive health. A possible link between child abuse and HIV infection has increasingly attracted attention.
Simukai Shamu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Formation of a False Positive Sexual Abuse due to Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report

open access: yesAdli Tıp Bülteni, 2021
Child abuse is a serious problem with its complex causes and tragic consequences, including medical, legal, developmental and psychosocial. Child sexual abuse is the most difficult to detect among child abuse types.
Erdoğan Polater   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gender Harassment Experiences of Women Who Play, Coach, Officiate and Manage Sport in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sport remains a male‐dominated industry despite increasing numbers of women participating and working in a variety roles and contexts. In many sports, women report negative experiences and face gendered challenges as elite players, community players, coaches and referees.
Samantha Marshall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Child sexual abuse and its determinants among children in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health
Child sexual abuse is a significant public health concern and a breach of basic human rights affecting millions of children each year globally. It is typically not reported by victims, hence it remains usually concealed.
Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AS A PRECURSOR TO PROSTITUTION

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2003
The child as a victim of sexual abuse has recently received deliberated attention within the South African context. In the study undertaken, the immediate as well as long term effects of such abuse was investigated with the pertinent intent of ...
Jacqueline Saffy
doaj   +1 more source

Intergenerational Family Relationships and Old‐Age Volunteering: The Perspectives of Older Chinese Immigrants in Greater Sydney, Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Embedded in the framework of intergenerational solidarity, this paper explores the interactions between older immigrants' participation in volunteering activities and intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese community in Sydney, Australia. The study investigates the effects of volunteering on the lives of older Chinese immigrants.
Bingqin Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surviving Racism and Sexism in Academia: Sharing Experiences, Insights, and Perspectives

open access: yes, 2023
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume 104, Issue 1, January 2023.
Alejandra Martínez‐Blancas   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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