Original Research Paper

Deliberations On Child Sexual Abuse In Low Resource Settings: Tunisia, Thailand, Philippines And India

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According to World Health Organization (WHO), child sexual abuse is coercive act with or without child consent which results in emotional, physical and mental harm [1]. The incidence of child sexual abuse is more among low and middle- income countries compare to developed countries. CSA is underreported because of poverty, social taboo and weak health infrastructure [2]. However, LMICs are taking efforts to strengthen the process of identification, providing care in sort of treatment and establishment of victims of CSA. In view of this, to understand the process of dealing with CSA victim, challenges and various ideas, international discussion on child sexual abuse in low resource settings was planned by involving the specialty experts of adult and child psychiatrist, forensic medicine experts from Thailand, Tunisia, Philippines and India. This international discussion was organized in collaboration by the department of forensic medicine with the department of psychiatry, AIIMS Guwahati, India and was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India. Here, we summarize the key points of discussion. 140 registrations were done by different experts from all 4 countries for this webinar and round the clock more than 50 delegates attended. In this article, we summarize the key points of discussion

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