Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure
While child sexual abuse (CSA) has been declared a public health concern worldwide, the continuous problem is the delayed disclosure that affects child victims in many ways. It poses profound health, psychological and social challenges for child victims. This qualitative study explored and described...
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| description | While child sexual abuse (CSA) has been declared a public health concern worldwide, the continuous problem is the delayed disclosure that affects child victims in many ways. It poses profound health, psychological and social challenges for child victims. This qualitative study explored and described the challenges that Vhavenḓa child victims of CSA endure as a result of delayed disclosure. Five adult survivors of CSA, seven caregivers of survivors of CSA, four social workers, two educators and two traditional leaders were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and thereafter it was arranged and analysed thematically with the assistance of the NVivo software. Findings reveal that, due to the emotional implications of the abuse, the Vhavenḓa child victims of sexual abuse endure a number of behavioural, social and academic challenges that tremendously affect their well-being, even in their adulthood. It is therefore recommended that vigorous awareness campaigns on CSA within the Vhavenḓa communities be conducted to mitigate the delayed disclosure of sexual abuse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a02c997166c4297941aa193864dde822023-11-18T21:21:54ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-06-0112737210.3390/socsci12070372Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed DisclosureRamphabana Livhuwani Bethuel0Rapholo Selelo Frank1Department of Social Work, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South AfricaDepartment of Social Work, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South AfricaWhile child sexual abuse (CSA) has been declared a public health concern worldwide, the continuous problem is the delayed disclosure that affects child victims in many ways. It poses profound health, psychological and social challenges for child victims. This qualitative study explored and described the challenges that Vhavenḓa child victims of CSA endure as a result of delayed disclosure. Five adult survivors of CSA, seven caregivers of survivors of CSA, four social workers, two educators and two traditional leaders were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and thereafter it was arranged and analysed thematically with the assistance of the NVivo software. Findings reveal that, due to the emotional implications of the abuse, the Vhavenḓa child victims of sexual abuse endure a number of behavioural, social and academic challenges that tremendously affect their well-being, even in their adulthood. It is therefore recommended that vigorous awareness campaigns on CSA within the Vhavenḓa communities be conducted to mitigate the delayed disclosure of sexual abuse.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/7/372child victimschild sexual abusedelayed disclosureVhavenḓa |
| spellingShingle | Ramphabana Livhuwani Bethuel Rapholo Selelo Frank Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure Social Sciences child victims child sexual abuse delayed disclosure Vhavenḓa |
| title | Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure |
| title_full | Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure |
| title_fullStr | Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure |
| title_short | Challenges That Vhavenḓa Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Endure as a Result of Delayed Disclosure |
| title_sort | challenges that vhavenda child victims of sexual abuse endure as a result of delayed disclosure |
| topic | child victims child sexual abuse delayed disclosure Vhavenḓa |
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