Child abuse is not an uncommon
issue for pediatrics; rather, it is a major public health worry all over the
world. An apparent form of maltreatment with children is child sexual abuse (CSA), which has negative consequences on both the short and long-term health
consequences, apparent in both physical and mental disorders.
This study is
particularly important to determine the demographic and medico-legal aspects of
sexual abuse of children in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt, which has clinical
implications for pediatricians, psychiatrists working with children. This is a multi-faceted study that was conducted among children by the Forensic Medical Authority (FMA) in Fayoum Governorate. This study is a descriptive case-series
analysis of child sexual-abuse cases documented over the last five years
(2010-2014).