Kader Mert1, Sena Dilek Aksoy2. 1. Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey. 2. Department of Women's Health and Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Sexual abuse of children is an important public health issue. The aim of this study was to provide a multidimensional examination of women over the age of 18 who were exposed to sexual abuse in childhood and the effect of this abuse on their lives. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: This qualitative study was conducted over the period June 2015-February 2017. Twenty-three women were gathered by the snowball sampling method. MEASURES: We collected the data using a semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Content analysis was used in the evaluation of the data. RESULTS: We found five themes that participants considered to result from their sexual abuse: emotional effects, sexuality, marriage, academic, and social aspects. CONCLUSION: Sexual abuse adversely affected the physical, psychological, and social lives of individuals. Public health nurses play a role in working with women who were exposed to sexual abuse in childhood.
OBJECTIVE:Sexual abuse of children is an important public health issue. The aim of this study was to provide a multidimensional examination of women over the age of 18 who were exposed to sexual abuse in childhood and the effect of this abuse on their lives. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: This qualitative study was conducted over the period June 2015-February 2017. Twenty-three women were gathered by the snowball sampling method. MEASURES: We collected the data using a semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Content analysis was used in the evaluation of the data. RESULTS: We found five themes that participants considered to result from their sexual abuse: emotional effects, sexuality, marriage, academic, and social aspects. CONCLUSION:Sexual abuse adversely affected the physical, psychological, and social lives of individuals. Public health nurses play a role in working with women who were exposed to sexual abuse in childhood.
Authors: José G Garza-Leal; Francisco J Sosa-Bravo; José G Garza-Marichalar; Griselda Soto-Quintero; Lorena Castillo-Saenz; Stefan Fernández-Zambrano Journal: Int Urogynecol J Date: 2021-03-30 Impact factor: 2.894