Sexual offenses are an
important global health problem threatening people of all age groups. There are
no reported studies regarding sexual violence among children in Jordan.
Therefore, this study aimed to examine the problem of sexual violence among
children in the Northern region of Jordan.
A retrospective design was adopted
to review all reports from the Forensic Medicine Teaching Center of North of
Jordan clinic on cases of sexual-related assaults that occurred between 2003
and 2007. Reports were reviewed for age, gender, toxicological analysis, and
relevant information provided by victims and their relatives.
Results indicated
that 53% of the cases were male victims, with a male to female ratio of 1:1.
Ages ranged from 3 to 18 years with a mean age of 12.5 years. Most cases were
considered indecent assaults, while 37.1% were cases of rape. In most cases,
offenders were strangers. It could be concluded that Jordanian children are as
susceptible to sexual assaults as their counterparts worldwide.
This study is
the first to report sexual offenses among children in Jordan. As such, it
provides baseline data that can be used to inform policy and prevention
strategies focused on reducing sexual violence among this vulnerable segment of
the Jordanian population.
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- 1 Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Forensic Science, School of Medicine , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan.
- J Child Sex Abus. 2015;24(5):538-54. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2015.1042181.
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