Magnitude of Child Sexual Abuse and Its Associated Factors Among Children Treated in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Children in the Sample (n=422)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	200	47.4
	Female	222	52.6
Age	Under 10 years	93	22
	10–14 years	122	28.9
	15–18 years	207	49.1
Educational level	No go to school	16	3.8
	Grade 1–8	249	59
	Grade 9–12	125	29.6
	12+	32	7.6
Death of one or both parents	Yes	315	74.6
	No	107	25.4
Level of family control	Tight	122	28.9
	Medium	227	53.8
	Loose	73	17.3
Living arrangement of the child	Living with both parents	181	42.9
	Living with father	68	16.1
	Living with mother	136	32.2
	Living with friends	6	1.4
	Living with relatives	11	2.6
	Living with person who has no relation	17	4.0
	Living alone	3	0.7
Child's interaction with parents or guardians	Frequent disagreement	8	1.9
	Occasional disagreement	42	10.0
	Disagreement	165	39.1
	Most of the time they have positive Interactions	207	49.1

Table 2 Parental Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics of Children in the Sample (n=422)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Parental or care givers’ marital status	Single	22	5.2
	Married	180	42.7
	Divorced	129	30.6
	Widowed	91	21.6
Number of family size	<5	243	57.6
	5–9	173	41
	>9	6	1.4
Conflict between the respondent parents or care givers	Yes	225	53.3
	No	197	46.7
Male parents’ educational status	Illiterate	62	14.7
	Elementary	121	28.7
	High school	87	20.6
	12+	118	28.0
	I do not know	34	8.1
Female parents’ educational status	Illiterate	91	21.6
	Elementary	115	27.3
	High school	71	16.8
	12+	115	27.3
	I do not know	30	7.1
Male parents’ occupation	Private	192	45.5
	Government	159	37.7
	Retired	21	5.0
	Others	32	7.6
	I do not know	18	4.3
Female parents’ occupation	Private	205	48.6
	Government	170	40.3
	Retired	10	2.4
	Others	26	6.2
	I do not know	11	2.6

Table 3 History of Substance Use and Health Status of Children Treated in Addis Ababa Public Hospitals (n=422)

Variables	Category	Male	Female	Total
		Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)
Drink alcohol	Yes	61 (14.5)	27 (6.4)	88 (20.9)
	No	139 (32.9)	195 (46.2)	234 (79.1)
Khat chew	Yes	61 (14.5)	35 (8.3)	96 (22.8)
	No	142 (33.6)	184 (43.6)	326 (77.2)
Smoke cigarette	Yes	31 (7.3)	23 (5.4)	54 (12.7)
	No	169 (40)	199 (47.2)	368 (87.2)
Mental illness	Yes	8 (1.9)	8 (1.9)	16 (3.8)
	No	192 (45.5)	214 (50.7)	406 (96.2)
Physical disability	Yes	5 (1.2)	3 (0.7)	8 (1.9)
	No	195 (46.2)	219 (51.9)	414 (98.1)

Table 4 Types of Sexual Abuse Experiences Among Children Treated in Public Hospital of Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2021 (n=422)

Variables	Category	Male	Female	Total
		Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)
Forced to looks sexual activities	Yes	27 (6.4)	20 (4.7)	47 (11.1)
	No	173 (40.9)	202 (47.9)	375 (88.9)
Encouraged to behave sexually	Yes	16 (3.8)	27 (6.4)	43 (10.2)
	No	184 (43.6)	195 (46.2)	379 (89.8)
Kissed involuntarily	Yes	19 (4.5)	79 (18.7)	98 (23.2)
	No	181 (42.9)	143 (38.9)	324 (76.8)
Attempted rape	Yes	28 (6.6)	30 (7.1)	58 (13.8)
	No	172 (40.7)	192 (45.5)	364 (86.2)
Raped	Yes	24 (5.7)	15 (3.6)	39 (9.2)
	No	176 (41.7)	207 (49)	383 (90.8)
Touched and fondled	Yes	17 (4)	33 (7.6)	50 (11.8)
	No	183 (43.4)	189 (44.8)	372 (88.2)
Faced any type of sexual abuse	Yes	78 (18.5)	102 (24.2)	180 (42.7)
	No	122 (28.9)	120 (28.4)	242 (53.7)

Table 5 Bi- and Multivariable Logistic Regression Output on Factors Associated with Child Sexual Abuse Among Children Treated in Public Hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2021

Variable with Category		Sexual Abuse		95% Confidence Interval		P-value
		Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age	Under 10	22	71	1	1
	10–14	53	69	2.479 (CI: 1.36–4.50)	2.103 (CI: 1.09–4.03)	0.072
	15–18	105	102	3.32 (CI: 1.92–761)	2.269 (CI: 1.23–4.186)	0.022
Sex	Male	78	122	1	1
	Female	102	120	0.75 (CI: 0.51–1.1.9)	1.93 (CI: 1.234–3.023)	0.004
Mental illness	Yes	13	3	6.20 (CI: 1.74–22.1)	5.94 (CI: 1.642–21.528)	0.002
	No	167	239	1	1
Physical disability	Yes	7	1	9.756 (CI: 1.18–79.9)	8.827 (CI: 1.064–73.20)	0.011
	No	173	241	1	1
Smoking	Yes	43	11	6.591 (3.28–13.20)	5.865 (2.814–12.22)	0.000
	No	137	231	1	1
Khat chew	Yes	65	31	3.847 (CI: 2.37–6.24)	3.617 (CI: 2.09–6.23)	0.000
	No	115	211	1	1
Drink alcohol	Yes	51	37	2.19 (CI: 1.35–3.53)	2.14 (CI: 1.31–3.48)	0.03
	No	129	205	1	1