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Background: Child sexual abuse is a major threatening problem to child health which predispose to different distressing short-term and long-term complications including psychic, cognitive, physical and social hazards.
Objective: To evaluate all alleged child sexual abuse cases that presented to Forensic Medicine Authority in Sohag Governorate of Egypt during 2020.
Patients and Methods: There were (69) alleged cases of child sexual abuse presented to the Forensic Medicine Authority in Sohag Governorate during 2020. A history were taken from children to analysis and identify the situation of the assault then general and local examinations were done for detection of any positive findings.
Results: In our study male cases were higher than female cases (70.7 % to 29.3% respectively) and male children in school group (6-12 y), represent the highest percentage of sexually abused children (47.7%). Anal abuse was the most common local injury findings among male cases (73.4 %).
Conclusion: Male cases were higher than female cases and anal assault was the most common site of injury among study cases.
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10.21608/aimj.2022.145382.1994
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Keywords: child sexual abuse, anal sex, prevalence, delayed disclosure
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Faculty of medicine
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dr.adelhamdy@yahoo.com
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Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology - Alazhar University
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ibrahimmohamed.6@azhar.edu.eg
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Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology- Alazhar Univesity
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mohamedabdelhamid.6@azhar.edu.eg
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Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
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