Terrifying study shows that every 5th girl experiences sexual violence!
Terrifying study shows that every 5th girl experiences sexual violence!
Klagenfurt, Österreich - An alarming meta -analysis that was published in the specialist magazine Jama Pediatrics has disclosed the shocking proportions against children worldwide. The study, under the leadership of the Klagenfurt researchers Antonio Piolanti and Heather Foran, analyzed data from almost 960,000 children and adolescents from 80 countries. The results show that 11.4 percent of those surveyed experienced sexual harassment and 8.7 percent had concrete experience with sexual violence. It is particularly shattering that 6.1 percent have suffered rape in the course of their lives, with 1.3 percent information to have experienced this last year.
big differences global
According to major regional differences in the reported cases, Central African countries are particularly affected, where the rates of attempted or completed rape in girls are between 15 and 20 percent, as Piolanti states. In China, the USA and Papua New Guinea, rates were observed between 10 and 15 percent, while Europe, especially Sweden and Switzerland, have values between 5 and 10 percent. It is also alarming that there is far less data on sexual violence against boys, which makes the research situation even more precarious in this area. Here the figures vary between 1 and 5 percent, and Piolanti emphasizes that the topic is often neglected, despite "substantially high rates" of abuse.Another concern is that the laws in many countries are often insufficiently enforced in many countries to combat sexual violence against children. According to the researchers, an acute requires more data from previously less examined regions. "We urgently need more information to understand and solve the problem better," comments Piolanti, while the demand for immediate action and further surveys gets sound to those responsible to protect children and prevent violence
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