title: Child sexual abuse. 1: Definitions, incidence and consequences.
abstract: It is estimated that over 6600 children under the age of 16 years are sexually abused each year in England and Wales (NSPCC, 1990). Of these incidents, 78% involve female children and 22% male children. The effects on the child range from self-mutilating behaviour and dissociative disorders to suicide. Consequently, nurses caring for victims of sexual abuse need to be aware of the trauma involved.
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology