title: Knowledge and Skills of Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Study on School-Aged Children in Beijing, China.
abstract: To examine the level of child sexual abuse prevention knowledge and skills in a sample of school-aged children, a total of 559 children from first to fifth grade were recruited from one primary school in Beijing, China. Participants were asked to finish a questionnaire surveying their knowledge and skills of child sexual abuse prevention. Results showed that accurate rate of knowledge on child sexual abuse prevention were between 44.0% and 80.0%. Percentage of participants having applied the self-protection skills of "saying 'no,'" "going away," and "telling adults" properly in hypothetical situations was 57.4%, 28.3%, and 48.3%, respectively. Third-to-fifth graders had a better performance than first-to-second graders, and girls performed better than boys. Findings suggest that Chinese school-aged children are in need of knowledge and skills related to child sexual abuse prevention, and education programs should be developed as soon as possible.
authors: a Institute of Child and Adolescent Heath, School of Public Health, Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors: Yichen
authors: Y
authors: Jin
authors: a Institute of Child and Adolescent Heath, School of Public Health, Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors: Jingqi
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: a Institute of Child and Adolescent Heath, School of Public Health, Peking University , Beijing , China.
authors: Buyi
authors: B
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000068476:Beijing; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Child sexual abuse; China; knowledge; prevention; school-aged children