Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: July 1, 2026 - Last updated: July 1, 2026

TITLE INFORMATION

Authors: Arif Rohman Mansur, Hermalinda, Ira Mulya Sari, Che Chong Chin and Ayyu Sandhi

Title: Prevalence, risk factors, and impact of sexual abuse among children with disabilities in Asian countries

Subtitle: A scoping review of three decades (1995–2025)

Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect

Volume: 178

Issue:

Year: August 2026 (Received: December 21, 2025, Received in revised form: May 13, 2026, Accepted: May 15, 2026)

Pages: 14 pages (PDF)

pISSN: 0145-2134 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: English

Keywords: Modern History: 20th Century, 21st Century | Asian History | Types: Child Sexual Abuse



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Authors:
- Che Chong Chin: ORCID, SciProfiles

- Hermalinda: -

- Arif Rohman Mansur: Google Scholar

- Ayyu Sandhi: Google Scholar, ResearchGate

- Ira Mulya Sari: Google Scholar

Abstract:
»Background Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a critical human rights violation. Children with disabilities (CWD) face a 4 to 10 times higher risk due to dependency and communication barriers, yet evidence from Asian sociocultural contexts remains fragmented.
Objective This scoping review aims to map the prevalence, risk factors, and impacts of CSA among CWD in Asia.
Methods Guided by PRISMA-ScR, a systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, ERIC, and Medline (1995–2025). Quantitative and qualitative studies involving children aged ≤18 were analyzed, identifying 2015 records, with 27 studies meeting the inclusion criteria.
Results Prevalence ranges from 1.5% to 40%, among the broader CWD population, while evidence derived specifically from studies on individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) reveals they face up to 14 times higher risk of sexual assault. Evidence is geographically skewed toward Turkey, Israel, and Taiwan. Critical findings reveal that trauma symptoms are frequently missed due to diagnostic overshadowing, where behavioral regression is misattributed to disability. Emerging risks include Online Child Sexual Abuse (OCSA) targeting socially isolated children, and severe rights violations such as forced contraception administered by families as a preventive measure.
Conclusion The lack of disability identifiers in national registries creates statistical invisibility, hindering resource allocation. Urgent actions include prohibiting coercive medical interventions and training professionals to recognize non-verbal trauma indicators. Future research should address the data gap in Southeast Asia and employ participatory design approaches to enhance the understanding of the region's health issues.« (Source: Child Abuse & Neglect)

Contents:
  Abstract (p. 1)
  1. Introduction (p. 2)
  2. Material and methods (p. 2)
    2.1. Eligibility criteria (p. 3)
    2.2. Specification of the research questions (p. 3)
    2.3. Operational definitions (p. 3)
    2.4. Search strateg (p. 3)
    2.5. Study selection and data extraction (p. 3)
    2.6. Data analysis (p. 7)
  4. Result (p. 8)
    4.1. Characteristics of included studies (p. 8)
    4.2. Evidence map: Themes and concepts (p. 8)
      4.2.1. Theme 1: Prevalence and nature of victimization (p. 8)
      4.2.2. Theme 2: Risk factors (ecological mapping) (p. 9)
      4.2.3. Theme 3: Impact and consequences (p. 9)
    4.3. Identified gaps in the evidence (p. 9)
  5. Discussion (p. 10)
    5.1. Data gaps and statistical invisibility (p. 11)
    5.2. Implications for practice and policy (p. 11)
      5.2.1. Implications for practice (p. 11)
    5.3. Implications for policy (p. 11)
    5.4. Strengths and limitations (p. 11)
      5.4.1. Strengths of the review (p. 11)
      5.4.2. Limitations of scope and evidence (p. 11)
      5.4.3. Methodological constraints (p. 11)
  6. Conclusion (p. 12)
      6.1. Recommendations (p. 12)
      6.1.1. Policy and legal reforms (p. 12)
      6.1.2. Practice and prevention (p. 12)
      6.1.3. Future research directions (p. 12)
  CRediT authorship contribution statement (p. 12)
  Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process (p. 12)
  Funding (p. 13)
  Appendix A. Supplementary data (p. 13)
  Data availability (p. 13)
  References (p. 13)

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