Bakare, Y. O. and Oyero, Olusola (2017) PARENTS’ PERCEPTION OF MEDIA REPORTS ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE A STUDY OF OTA, OGUN STATE. In: CUCEN 2017, Covenant University, Ota.
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Abstract
Child Sexual Abuse is on the increase in Nigeria as six out of ten children in Nigeria according to UNICEF experience sexual assault before the age of eighteen. Evidently, parents are the first contact of socialization for a child. Therefore, this study which is carried out in Ota in Ogun state seeks to find out the perception of parents to media reports on child sexual abuse. It examines parents’ source of information about CSA, the level of knowledge about CSA among parents, the attitude of parents to information about CSA in the media and the perception of parents on the adequacy of media information on CSA. The survey method of research was used to obtain data using the instrument of the questionnaire. The researcher used the multi- stage sampling method to determine the study area and population of respondents to represent the total population of parents in Ota Area. Results obtained were presented and interpreted using tables showing percentage. Findings revealed that parents in Ota have a good knowledge of child sexual abuse through media reports. The result also shows that parents believe that child sexual abuse is a social problem involving children of both sexes. The result also shows that parents do not agree with the myth of ‘strangers only sexually abuse children’, indicating that sexual abuse of a child also happens among family members. However, the knowledge of the Child Rights Act is still lacking. In conclusion, the lack of Child Rights knowledge may be the reason for the ineffectiveness in finding a solution to CSA; therefore there is a need to make for the awareness of Child Rights Act by the media.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Humanities |
| Depositing User: | Mr Adewole Adewumi |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2018 18:19 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2018 18:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10322 |
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