南アフリカにおける少女のレイプ

Rachel Jewkes¹, Jonathan Levin, Nolwazi Mbananga

¹Gender and Health Group, Medical Research Council, Private Bag X385, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. rjewkes@mrc.ac.za

Lancet (London, England)

|February 7, 2002

まとめ

児童レイプは人権の侵害である. 1998年の南アフリカでの研究では,15歳から49歳の女性の1.6%が15歳までにレイプを経験し,教師が最も一般的な加害者であることが判明しました.

科学分野:

公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
社会学社会学社会学とは
人権人権人権人権

背景:

児童レイプは深刻な人権侵害であり,被害者の健康に直接的かつ長期的な深刻な影響を及ぼします.
児童レイプの発生率とパターンを理解することは,効果的な予防と介入戦略の開発に不可欠です.

研究の目的:

全国的に代表的なサンプルを用いて,南アフリカにおける児童レイプの頻度を評価する.
児童レイプに関連する人口統計的要因と加害者の特徴を特定する.

主な方法:

この研究は,1998年の南アフリカの人口統計と健康調査 (South Africa Demographic and Health Survey) のデータを活用し,15~49歳の女性11,735人を対象に全国的に代表的な調査を行った.
参加者には,15歳未満のレイプの経験について質問し,加害者の特徴に特に注意を払いました.

主要な成果:

合計153人の女性 (1.6%,95%CI 1.2-1.9%) が,15歳までにレイプを経験したと報告した.
年下の女性は,年配の女性と比較してレイプの発生率が高いと報告した (p<0,0001).
学校の教師は,報告された症例の33%を占める犯罪者の最大のグループとして特定されました.

結論:

児童レイプは,南アフリカでますます懸念される問題となっているようです.
発見は,加害者としての教育者の重要な役割を強調し,アフリカの学校における性的嫌がらせに関する既存の研究を支援しています.
児童を保護し,児童の性的虐待の蔓延した問題に対処するために,緊急の介入が必要である.

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