Preventing Sexual Violence against Children: Parents' Perception in Pontianak City

Izkah Shafha Ramdinar, Linda Suwarni, Selviana, Vidyastuti, Widya Lestari

2021

Abstract

Cases of violence against children tend to increase from year to year. One of the protective factors for children against sexual violence is parenting. Perceptions of sexual violence against children are essential, which impact prevention programs for violence against children. This study explored parents' perceptions of sexual violence against children as well as prevention practices. This study was a qualitative design, using an in-depth interview with parents who have children under 18th years old. Maximum variation sampling was used. Ten participants contribute to this study. The majority of participants in this study defined sexual violence against children as limited to sexual acts that lead to forced sexual relations. The challenges faced by the participants were taboo, lack of correct knowledge in sexuality education in children, limited skills in communicating sexuality to children, and lack of self-confidence. There are disparities in understanding the meaning of sexual violence against children, and challenges in prevention need to be discussed further.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ramdinar I., Suwarni L., Selviana., Vidyastuti. and Lestari W. (2021). Preventing Sexual Violence against Children: Parents' Perception in Pontianak City. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH, ISBN 978-989-758-542-5, pages 182-188. DOI: 10.5220/0010758900003235

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsdh21,
author={Izkah Shafha Ramdinar and Linda Suwarni and Selviana and Vidyastuti and Widya Lestari},
title={Preventing Sexual Violence against Children: Parents' Perception in Pontianak City},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH,},
year={2021},
pages={182-188},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010758900003235},
isbn={978-989-758-542-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH,
TI - Preventing Sexual Violence against Children: Parents' Perception in Pontianak City
SN - 978-989-758-542-5
AU - Ramdinar I.
AU - Suwarni L.
AU - Selviana.
AU - Vidyastuti.
AU - Lestari W.
PY - 2021
SP - 182
EP - 188
DO - 10.5220/0010758900003235