dc.contributor.author |
Fernando, A.D. |
en_US |
dc.contributor.author |
Karunasekera, W. |
en_US |
dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:27:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:27:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009; 54(3): pp. 80-84 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0009-0875 (Print) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1930 |
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dc.description |
Indexed in MEDLINE |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of juvenile victimisation in a group of young adults. METHOD: A juvenile victimisation questionnaire was distributed among 1322 Sri Lankan undergraduates. The questionnaire consisted of different modules (child maltreatment, conventional crime, peer-sibling victimisation, indirect victimisation, introduction to substances and parental deprivation). RESULTS :The response rate was 90%. The mean age of the cohort was 21.8 years. 59% were females. 44% and 36% had experienced sexual and physical maltreatment respectively. In both categories males were affected more than females (p < 0.001). Physical abuse had commonly taken place at school (51%) and home (40%). Witnessing violence at home was the highest form of indirect victimisation (66%). 10% were introduced to substances in childhood. Usage of substances (cigarettes, alcohol and drugs) was significantly higher in children whose fathers used substances compared to children whose fathers did not (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Many children in Sri Lanka are exposed to victimisation. They seem to suffer these in the very environments that should be nurturing and protecting them. |
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dc.publisher |
Sri Lanka Medical Association |
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dc.subject |
Juvenile Delinquency |
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dc.subject |
Crime Victims |
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dc.subject |
Young Adult |
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dc.subject |
Sri Lanka |
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dc.title |
Juvenile victimisation in a group of young Sri Lankan adults |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Paediatrics |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
Sri Lanka Medical Association |
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dc.description.note |
Erratum in: The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009;54(4):127 |
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