IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 49 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4907165
Open Access Review
Impact of Child Abuse on Sexuality. How to Prevent Short and Long-Term Consequences
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1 Working Group of Clinical Sexology, Clinic Institute of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology (ICGON), Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
3 Institut d‘Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
4 Unit of the Compulsory Final Practice of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics, & Gynaecology, National University of Tucumán, T4000INI Tucumán, Argentina
*Correspondence: castelobranco@ub.edu (Camil Castelo-Branco)
Academic Editors: Ugo Indraccolo and Michael H. Dahan
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(7), 165; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4907165
Submitted: 30 December 2021 | Revised: 21 March 2022 | Accepted: 22 March 2022 | Published: 14 July 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Objective: To highlight predisposing conditions to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and to give tools to healthcare providers to deal with this scourge. Mechanism: A descriptive literature review. Findings in Brief: Nowadays, children and adolescents can be more easily affected by a wide variety of social contingencies that may predispose them to domestic and social violence, such as drug use, early pregnancy, offender behavior, peer violent situations, behavioral disorders, and school dropouts. CSA is not included yet in professional health teams’ training nor considered by authorities who are responsible for implementing preventive measures and public policies, even though presenting considerable magnitude in epidemiologic terms. Pediatricians, general physicians, and other specialists who deal with children and adolescents should incorporate a process of detection for signs and early symptoms of sexual abuse and social actors should put in motion preventive measures. Conclusions: CSA is a concern that should involve the whole society. Actions to reduce its incidence are required in three different targets: social awareness, comprehensive sexuality education, and acting on the predisposing factors.

Keywords
child abuse
maltreatment
domestic violence
sexual abuse
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