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dc.contributor.author | Fernando, A.D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Karunasekera, W. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-29T09:27:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-29T09:27:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009; 54(3): pp. 80-84 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0009-0875 (Print) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1930 | - |
dc.description | Indexed in MEDLINE | - |
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. | - |
dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
dc.subject | Juvenile Delinquency | - |
dc.subject | Crime Victims | - |
dc.subject | Young Adult | - |
dc.subject | Sri Lanka | - |
dc.title | Juvenile victimisation in a group of young Sri Lankan adults | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Paediatrics | en_US |
dc.creator.corporateauthor | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
dc.description.note | Erratum in: The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009;54(4):127 | - |
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