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Prevalence and under-reporting of sexual abuse in Ruwa: A human rights-based approach

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
The under-reporting of sexual abuse reduces the chances of winning the battle against sexual abuse of women and children in Zimbabwe. It leaves girl children powerless and vulnerable, despite the country’s determination to put an end to injustice and ...
Conrad Chibango, Sheila T. Chibango
doaj   +1 more source

Read-React-Respond: An integrative model for understanding sexual revictimization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Females who have been sexually abused in childhood are at significantly higher risk to be revictimized in adolescence and adulthood. Revictimization is associated with a raft of adverse mental and physical health outcomes, and so understanding why ...
Grych, John H., Noll, Jennie G
core   +2 more sources

Childhood Sexual Abuse [PDF]

open access: yesPsikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2009
Sexual abuse is defined as use of child or adolescent by the adults for satisfying of sexual urges and needs with forcing, threatening or tricking. Sexual abuse can be in the form of sexual abuse without touch, sexual touch, interfemoral intercourse ...
Evrim Aktepe
doaj  

Commercial and sexual exploitation of children and young people in the UK: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper reviews recent information and data relevant to the commercial sexual exploitation of children and young people in the UK. Three main aspects of exploitation are addressed: abuse through prostitution; abuse through pornography; and the ...
Chase, Elaine, Statham, June
core   +3 more sources

Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Alexithymia as a mediator of the associations between child maltreatment and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescence

open access: yesScientific Reports
Child maltreatment is a global concern that profoundly affects individuals throughout their lives. This study investigated the relationships between various forms of child maltreatment and behavior problems involving internalization and externalization ...
Catherine Hamel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID TO REDUCE TRAUMA AND DEPRESSION IN THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE: LITERATURE REVIEW

open access: yesJournal of Community Mental Health and Public Policy
Background: The most concerning now is the increasing cases of sexual abuse. The impact of sexual abuse is very detrimental, victims will experience a decrease in appetite, stress, trauma, and even depression.
Naila Zulfa Rosyida   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence, pattern and predictors of sexual abuse among young female hawkers in Kano metropolis, Nigeria

open access: yesNigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2021
Context: Sexual abuse of young female hawkers is a subject of public health importance with resultant long-lasting physical and mental consequences. Aims: This study assessed the prevalence, pattern and predictors of sexual abuse among female hawkers in ...
Taiwo Gboluwaga Amole   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Female sex offenders : an examination into university student attitudes regarding adult sexual behaviour towards children : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to examine university student attitudes regarding illegal sexual behaviour of women towards children. Attitudes toward sexual abuse are an undeveloped area of research, particularly when a woman perpetrates the abuse.
Aitken, Julie Lynell
core  

Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 increases metastatic potential and aggressiveness in colorectal cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a cancer stem cell marker in several malignancies. We established a novel epithelial cell line from rectal adenocarcinoma with unique overexpression of this enzyme. Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 led to increased invasive capacity and metastatic potential, the inhibition of proliferation activity, and ultimately ...
Martina Poturnajova   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

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