title: [Sexual violence as a sociomedical problem].
abstract: A review is made on data, described in the literature, in respect to frequency and significance of sexual abuse. In spite of the scarcity of data and discretion, with which the problem is surrounded, it could be determined that in some countries around 10 to 25% of women at mature age run a risk of sexual abuse. The forms are described, in which this violation of sexual freedom of the personality are manifested: abuse, combined abuse and "passive" form of sexual abuse (s refusal of sexual contact in family partners). Data are given on the characteristic of the abuser and his victims. Sexual abuse is connected with individual constitutional factors: character, biorhythms of sexual needs, physiological states leading to frigidity or impotence as well as socially determined factors: education, usage of alcohol, crimogenic environment, ect. In the end a review is made on the measures, which are taken in various countries in the struggle with sexual abuse: legal protection, institutions for recovery of victims of abuse, "hot telephone lines" social measures, etc.
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authors: Vasilev
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D012940:Social Problems; D014754:Violence
vernacular_title: Seksualnoto nasilie kato mediko-sotsialen problem.