BACKGROUND:
Incest
is defined as any sexual activity between close blood relatives including step
relatives and family members who are forbidden by law to marry. It is a problem
that can be seen in all the social classes in developed and undeveloped
societies. The World Health Organization classifies this problem as a silent
health emergency. Father-daughter incest is reported to be the most common
incest type followed by the other types like brother-sister, sister-sister and
mother-son incest.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
Subjects
for this study were recruited from a sample of incest cases referred to
Forensic Medicine Department of Gaziosmanpasa University Medical Faculty
Hospital between 2008 and 2012. Data involved social and demographic
characteristics and clinical features of victims, perpetrators and the
families. The ethical committee of the faculty of medicine approved the study.
RESULTS:
The study
sample consisted of 43 incest cases (36 females and 7 males) with an age rage
4-40 years. Two third of the victims were under 18 years old. All perpetrators
were males. Father - daughter incest (34.9%) was found to be most common incest
type followed by brother - sister incest (14%). 75% of the perpetrators were
family members and relatives with consanguinity while 25% of them were not
consanguineous but faithful and intimate relatives to victims.
CONCLUSIONS:
Increasing
awareness about incest and its damaging effects is so important and clinicians
should keep in mind sexual abuse or incest when examining the risky population.
Multidisciplinary approach is necessary for determining short term or long term
results and preventing the negative consequences of incest.
By: Ali Yildirim,1,A,C,E,F Erdal Ozer,1,A,B,E Hasan Bozkurt,2,E Sait Ozsoy,3,F Ozgur Enginyurt,4,D,F Durmus Evcuman,5,FRiza Yilmaz,6,D and Yunus Emre Kuyucu7,C
1Department of Forensic Medicine,
Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
2Department of Child Pyschiatry,
Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
3Department of Forensic Medicine, Gulhane
Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
4Department of Family Medicine, Ordu
University Faculty of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey
5Department of Forensic Medicine, Council
of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
6Department of Forensic Medicine, Bulent
Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
7Department of Biostatistics, Gaziosmanpaşa
University Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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