From: Maternal history of childhood sexual abuse and preterm birth: an epidemiologic review
First author (year) | Definition of CSA | Studies included | Prevalence estimates | ||
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Overall | Boys | Girls | |||
Andrews (2004) [5] | Contact and non-contact (age varied across studies; upper limit was 18 years) | 513 articles or reports | Range 3.8–67.7 % | Range 3.8–35 % | Range 8.4–67.7 % |
WHO multi-country study (2005) [9] | Unwanted or forced sexual activity before age 15 years | 24,058 individuals in 15 sites in 10 countries around the world | ––– | ––– | Range 1–21 % |
Pereda (2009a) [6] | Contact and non-contact (age varied across studies; upper limit was 18 years) | 38 independent articles representing 21 countries | Range 0–60 % | Range 0–60 % | Range 0–53 % |
Pereda (2009b) [10] | Contact and non-contact (age varied across studies; upper limit was 17 years) | 65 articles, covering 24 countries | N/A | 7.9 % (95 % CI 6.0–10.3 %) | 19.7 % (95 % CI 16.7–23.0 %) |
Stoltenborgh (2011) [7] | Contact and non-contact (age varied across studies; upper limit was 18 years) | 331 independent samples from 217 publications | 11.8 % (95 % CI 10.0 – 13.8 %) | 7.6 % (95 % CI 6.6–8.8 %) | 18 % (95 % CI 16.4–19.7 %) |
Barth (2013) [8] | Contact and non-contact (age varied across studies; upper limit was 19 years) | 55 studies from 22 countries | Range 3–31 % | Range 3–17 % | Range 8–31 % |