Evaluation of incest cases in Sivas: Ten-year retrospective study

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dc.contributor.authorButun, Celal
dc.contributor.authorBeyaztas, Fatma Yucel
dc.contributor.authorSari, Seda Aybuke
dc.contributor.authorcicek, Ayla Uzun
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Asiye Burcu
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:11:03Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:11:03Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAlthough incest is generally perceived as all kinds of verbal, non-verbal, physical and visual sexual behaviour of family members and close relatives toward children, it is also a special type of sexual abuse defined as consensual sexual intercourse between close relatives or between minors who are legally prohibited from marrying. This study aimed to analyse the sociodemographic data, physical-mental examination and laboratory findings of the incest cases. Incest cases among sexual abuse and sexual assault cases sent to Sivas Cumhuriyet University Hospital Forensic Medicine outpatient clinic for examination between 2012 and 2021 were evaluated. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the SPSS 23.0 program. P-values below 0.05 were considered significant. The records of 61 incest victims were retrospectively analysed. The cases were examined in terms of age, gender, incident, perpetrator, type of abuse, examination findings and mental status. Fifty-four (88.5%) of the incest victims were female, and the highest rate (n = 9, 14.8%) was 16 years old. Most of the victims were high school graduates (29%), 56% were in a nuclear family 57.4% of the assailants were family members, most of the case reports (73.8%) were made by the victim herself/himself, and the most common place of incident (70.3%) was the victim's home. In this study, the clinical, social and forensic outcomes of incest cases, which have many causes and tragic consequences, were investigated, and it was aimed to contribute to the solution of the problem by discussing the literature. Child abuse causes actual or potential harm to the child's health, development or dignity. Incest is a situation that is difficult to detect and legal process and is a rather ignored public health problem in developing countries such as Turkey. Sexual assault may be an ongoing condition in those who were abused during childhood.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/car.2888
dc.identifier.issn0952-9136
dc.identifier.issn1099-0852
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85197687788
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/car.2888
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/30480
dc.identifier.volume33
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001268083600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofChild Abuse Review
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectchild abuse
dc.subjectdomestic violence
dc.subjectincest
dc.subjectsexual abuse
dc.subjectsexual assault
dc.titleEvaluation of incest cases in Sivas: Ten-year retrospective study
dc.typeArticle

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