(Study of Child Sexual Abused Cases in Cairo Governorate in the Period from (2012) to (2016

Abstract

Child abuse and neglect is a common problem in pediatrics and a major public health concern world-wide. CSA is one of the most traumatic form of maltreatment of children with well documented devastating short- and long-term health consequences manifesting as physical and mental disorders. Research about child abuse in general and CSA specifically is very scarce in the Arab region especially Egypt. The available research shows that CSA is even more underreported and underestimated than physical child abuse and neglect in general. The first step in treatment of any problem is collection of data which helps us to know the magnitude of the problem so we can deal with it.