Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 1 Victims’ characteristics

From: An analysis of child sexual abuse seen in a teaching hospital of a developing country

Characteristic/parameter	Number	Percentage
Age in years
0–5	24	19.0
6–11	47	37.3
12–17	55	43.7
Total	126	100
Sex
Male	2	1.6
Female	124	98.4
Total	126	100
Custodian
Both parents	77	61.11
Single parents	13	10.32
Alone/with friends	9	7.14
Foster care	12	9.52
Others^a	15	11.91
Total	126	100
Highest education
Primary	59	46.8
Secondary	46	36.5
Tertiary	1	0.8
Pre-primary	16	12.7
Yet to enrol	4	3.2
Total	126	100
Time interval to clinic visit
≤24 h	36	28.5
25–72 h	20	15.9
>72 h	67	53.2
Don’t know/remember	3	2.4
Total	126	100

^aOlder sibling and extended family namely aunt, grandparent, and uncle

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