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The prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and student samples: A meta-analysis

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The results of the present meta-analysis indicate that child sexual abuse is a serious problem in the countries analysed, and an overall international figure is established in order to establish an Overall international figure.
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This article is published in Clinical Psychology Review.The article was published on 2009-03-05. It has received 875 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Child sexual abuse & Sexual abuse.

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A Global Perspective on Child Sexual Abuse: Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Around the World:

TL;DR: The results of the meta-analysis confirm that CSA is a global problem of considerable extent, but also show that methodological issues drastically influence the self-reported prevalence of CSA.
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The Prevalence of Child Maltreatment across the Globe: Review of a Series of Meta‐Analyses

TL;DR: In this article, the authors combine and compare the results of a series of meta-analyses on the prevalence of child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and physical and emotional neglect, including 244 publications and 551 prevalence rates for the various types of maltreatment.
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The current prevalence of child sexual abuse worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: The current prevalence of CSA is described, taking into account geographical region, type of abuse, level of country development and research methods, to make data more meaningful in international comparisons.
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Impacts of adverse childhood experiences on health, mental health, and substance use in early adulthood: A cohort study of an urban, minority sample in the U.S.

TL;DR: There was a robust association between ACEs and poor outcomes in early adulthood, and greater levels of adversity were associated with poorer self-rated health and life satisfaction, as well as more frequent depressive symptoms, anxiety, tobacco use, alcohol use, and marijuana use.
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The neglect of child neglect: a meta-analytic review of the prevalence of neglect

TL;DR: Child neglect is a problem of considerable extent, but seems to be a neglected type of maltreatment in scientific research, illustrated by the deplorable dearth of studies on child neglect, especially in low-resource countries.
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TL;DR: Meta-analyses of studies yielding sex-specific risk of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) indicated that female participants were more likely than male participants to meet criteria for PTSD, although they were less likely to experience PTEs.
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