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. 2018 Jun;18(2):199–208. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i2.2

Table 3.

Disclosure of sexual abuse among the respondents

Variable Frequency (%)
Any Disclosure of Incident
Yes 32(34.4)
No 57( 61.5)
Non-response 4(4.3)
Disclosed to
Father/ mother 22(68.8)
Sibling 8(25.0)
Teacher 2(6.2)
Time of Disclosure
Immediately 8(25.0)
Days later 21(65.6)
Months later 3(9.4)
Reason for Non-Disclosure
I was ashamed 23(40.4)
They would not believe 10(17.5)
I was afraid of the user 6(10.5)
Nothing would come of my telling 18(31.6)
What Happened after Disclosure
Nothing 10(31.2)
You were not believed 3(9.4)
You were scolded 2(6.2)
You were taken to the hospital 14(43.8)
Others 3(9.4)