Table 7 Sexually abused participant characteristics and source of abuse
Variable | Mean | SD |
Age at first sexual abuse | 9.92 | 7.633 |
Mean score of sexual abuse consequence | 5.307 | 3.0282 |
Age of disclosure | 11.92 | 8.492 |
Variable | Frequency | % |
Sexual abuse in the last year (n = 136) | ||
● Yes | 20 | 14.7 |
● No | 116 | 85.29 |
Seeking assistance (n = 138) | ||
● No, did not suffer | 67 | 48.55 |
● No, although suffering | 54 | 39.13 |
● Yes | 17 | 12.31 |
Source of abuse (n = 117) | ||
● Ex-husband | 6 | 5.12 |
● Current husband | 15 | 12.82 |
● Stepfather | 1 | 0.85 |
● Stepmother | 1 | 0.85 |
● Mother | 0 | 0 |
● Father | 5 | 4.27 |
● Brother | 17 | 14.52 |
● Sister | 1 | 0.85 |
● Children | 1 | 0.85 |
● Friends | 6 | 5.12 |
● Known Person | 27 | 23.07 |
● Unknown Person | 15 | 12.82 |
● Others | 22 | 18.80 |
Substance abuse of abusers (n = 110) | ||
● Smoking | 53 | 48.18 |
● Drugs | 5 | 4.54 |
● Alcohol | 6 | 5.45 |
● Nothing | 46 | 41.81 |
Disclosure (n = 135) | ||
● No | 88 | 65.18 |
● Yes, partially | 30 | 22.22 |
● Yes, all | 17 | 12.59 |
Disclosure to a medical practitioner (n = 56) | ||
● No | 49 | 87.5 |
● Yes, she knows | 1 | 1.78 |
● Yes, when she asked | 5 | 8.92 |
● Yes, immediately | 1 | 1.78 |