Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

a. Physical – Difficulties in walking – Sign of unexplained genital injury – Vaginal or penile discharge – Pregnancy (in case of a girl) – Fear with adults unnecessarily

b. Mental – Anxiety and depressive symptoms – Sleep disturbance and less appetite – Inappropriate behavior such as sucking finger or bed wet – Stay alone – Loss of competence and confidence – Unnecessary aggressive – Self hatred

c. Social – Fear of disclosing the incident and losing prestige in public – Tackling behavior of the child will be difficult – Parents want to keep the incidents secret due to social problem – ignoring the child psychology – Family pressure Serious – Thinking of and committing suicide – Re victimization – Hurt himself.