Abstract

ARREDONDO, Valeria; SAAVEDRA, Carolina; TRONCOSO, Consuelo  and  GUERRA, Cristóbal. Disclosure of Sexual Abuse in Children treated at the Corporación Paicabi. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.1, pp.385-399. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14126230215.

At a global level there is a high frequency of child sexual abuse (CSA). Nevertheless there is a lack of specificity in prevention policies and early screening. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of CSA in terms of the way it has been detected (detection vs. disclosure) and its latency (early, middle or late). Data relating to 191 children under 10 years old were included in the study and taken from the database of the institution responsible for providing treatment to victims. The characteristics of the different types of CSA were analyzed using contingency tables. The results show that the processes of detection and disclosure are different. Specifically, when the child sexual abuse is more complex (committed by a relative, involving rape, is chronic and there are numerous victims of one perpetrator) disclosure is less frequent and have higher latency. The results show the need for a greater diversification of the strategies designed to support the early disclosure of CSA.

Keywords : child abuse; sexual abuse; childhood.

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