SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INDICES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN EDO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF EDO STATE

Abstract

This study investigated socio-demographic indices of child sexual abuse among school children 
in Edo South senatorial district of Edo state. Four research questions were raised to guide the 
research. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Literatures 
related to the studies were reviewed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design 
and the population of the study comprised 107,271 secondary school students in public and 
private registered senior secondary school children in Edo South senatorial district of Edo state. 
The multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 384 respondents for the study. A Self
structured questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The research instrument was content 
validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.73 was obtained using the test-retest reliability method. 
Data obtained were analysed using inferential statistics of chi-square. Some of the findings 
revealed that gender and age are socio-demographic determinants of child sexual abuse among 
school children in Edo South senatorial district of Edo state. With reference to the findings, the 
researcher recommended among others that a gender-sensitive awareness programmes should be 
developed and implemented in schools and communities to educate students, parents, teachers, 
and community members about the risks of child sexual abuse.