Child sexual abuse in Iran: a systematic review of the prevalence, risk factors, consequences, interventions and laws

Conclusions: The findings showed that knowledge of child sexual abuse in Iran is limited, scattered and inconsistent and there is no suitable definition and tool for measuring child abuse in Iranian studies. National and effective interventions for the prevention of child sexual abuse have not been performed and the consequences of child sexual abuse have also not been well studied. Thus further studies are required to estimate the prevalence of child sexual abuse at the national level and to assess the factors related to child abuse, its consequences, prevention methods and development of existing laws and policies with a special focus on child sexual abuse.
Source: Journal of Injury and Violence Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research