| Preventing child sexual abuse: parents’ perceptions and practices in urban Nigeria. |
| Summary: A study of parents’ perceptions of child sexual abuse and prevention practices in Nigeria. Questionnaires from 387 parents and carers of children under 15 years found many parents felt child sexual abuse was a common problem. Most disagreed with common myths and almost all reported communicating with their child about stranger danger. Almost half felt their children could not be abused and over a quarter often left their children alone and unsupervised. Discusses findings. |
| Publication details: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume 20 Issue 6, 2011 pp 695-707 |
| Authors: Ige, Olusimbo K., and Fawole, Olufunmilayo I. |
