Parents’ Knowledge Related to Sexual Abuse in Children: Literature Review

  • Tetti Solehati Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Raden Maghfira Izzany Shabrina Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Findhya Rachma Pravidanti Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Chikita Realita Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Tasya Alfainninda Putri Darmawan Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Maitza Orita Savita Purwanto Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Yanti Hermayanti Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Cecep Eli Kosasih Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • Henny Suzana Mediana Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32583/keperawatan.v13i2.1499
Keywords: child sexual abuse, knowledge, parents

Abstract

The issue of sexual abuse among children occurs globally. Parents have a role and obligation to provide education, including, sexual education to prevent child sexual abuse. Parents must have adequate knowledge regarding child sexual abuse and must convey it to their children. Unfortunately, this is still considered taboo by parents. The aim of this study was to know the parents’ knowledge about sexual abuse against children. The design of this study was a literature review. The search was carried out through EBSCO, PubMed, Science Direct, ProQuest, and National Library databases published in 2010 – 2020 as the primary data. Among 41 journals, 5 articles met the inclusion criteria and included. The results show that there are parents who have limited knowledge about child sexual abuse, and are not comfortable to discuss the topic to their children. Parents with a good knowledge level can prevent sexual abuse against children and otherwise. Efforts are needed to increase parental knowledge regarding the prevention of child sexual abuse.