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Prevalence and Associated Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Chilean Children and Adolescents in a National
Cristián Pinto-Cortez1, Cristóbal Guerra2, María Soledad Álvarez-Lister3
1Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.
Abstract:
Sexual victimization of children and adolescents is a critical public health concern.
Aim:
The prevalence of different forms of sexual victimization and their sociodemographic correlates were estimated in a nationally representative sample of school-aged children in Chile.
Methods:
Data from 13,132 students aged 12 to 18 years were analyzed, drawn from the 2nd National Polyvictimization Survey (2023/2024). An adapted version of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire was used. Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions were performed.
Results:
Lifetime sexual victimization was reported by 28.6% of adolescents, and 17% reported victimization within the past 12 months. The most common forms were verbal sexual harassment and exhibitionism, mostly perpetrated by male adolescents. Being female, identifying as another gender, having a disability, being older, and attending public schools were associated with increased risk.
Conclusions:
The findings underscore the need to strengthen prevention policies with an emphasis on gender and disability.
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