Farhan Muhammad Qureshi.
Childhood Sexual Abuse: a Public Health Concern.
J Bahria Uni Med Dental Coll Jan ;8(3):199-200.

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the serious form of child abuse that includes sexual activity with a minor1. CSA happens when a child engage in sexual activity for which he or she cannot give consent, developmentally unprepared and unable to comprehend. In recent years, this topic has been received much attention due to its magnitude and sequel. CSA is a significant public health problem across the world, owing to its widespread occurrence with grave lifelong consequences. According to World Health Organization (WHO), CSA is a gross violation of rights of children and adolescents and defines CSA as the involvement of a child in sexual activity that he or she does not fully comprehend and is unable to give informed consent to, or for which the child is not developmentally prepared, or else that violate the laws or social taboos of society.

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