Sexual Violence against Children with Disabilities: A Danish National Birth Cohort Prospective Study
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Dec 16, 2023
Page range: 143 - 149
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2023-0015
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Risk of being a victim of sexual violence based on disability
| Exposed to sexual violence N=8860 | Not exposed to sexual violence N=561491 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | n | % | n | % |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 173 | 1.95 | 11,599 | 2.07 |
| ADHD | 520 | 5.87 | 13,399 | 2.39 |
| Speech disability | 363 | 4.10 | 9,989 | 1.78 |
| Sensory disability | 157 | 1.77 | 6,805 | 1.21 |
| Epilepsy | 166 | 1.87 | 7,673 | 1.37 |
| Intellectual disability | 142 | 1.60 | 3,671 | 0.65 |
| Brain injury | 766 | 8.65 | 34,332 | 6.11 |
| Physical disability | 463 | 5.23 | 21,821 | 3.89 |
| Dyslexia | 34 | 0.38 | 1,369 | 0.24 |
| Cong. Malformations | 895 | 10.10 | 56,012 | 9.98 |
Risk of being a victim of sexual violence based on parental and family risk factors
| Exposed to sexual violence N=8,860 | Not exposed to sexual violence N=561,491 | Odds Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | Exposed | % | Exposed | % | OR | 95% CI |
| Mental diagnosis | 3,263 | 36.83 | 106,869 | 19.03 | 2.48 | 2.37-2.59 |
| Abuse (alcohol or drugs) | 1,162 | 13.12 | 26,505 | 4.72 | 3.05 | 2.86-3.25 |
| Violence (perpetrator or victim) | 2,818 | 31.81 | 77,928 | 13.88 | 2.89 | 2.76-3.03 |
| Out-of-home care | 1,194 | 13.48 | 16,931 | 3.02 | 5.01 | 4.70-5.34 |
| Preventive in-home care | 1,796 | 20.27 | 50,696 | 9.03 | 2.56 | 2.43-2.70 |
| Relationship dissolved | 6,392 | 72.14 | 262,794 | 46.80 | 2.94 | 2.81-3.09 |
| Teenage motherhood | 285 | 3.22 | 6,696 | 1.19 | 2.75 | 2.43-3.11 |
| Unemployment | 7,014 | 79.16 | 355,984 | 63.40 | 2.19 | 2.08-2.31 |
Unadjusted and adjusted risk of being a victim of sexual violence based on disability and family risk factors (N = 570,351)
| Diagnosis | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0.94 | 0.81-1.10 | 0.88 | 0.75-1.03 |
| ADHD | 2.55 | 2.33-2.79 | 2.01 | 1.82-2.22 |
| Speech disability | 2.36 | 2.11-2.63 | 1.67 | 1.49-1.88 |
| Sensory disability | 1.47 | 1.25-1.73 | 1.17 | 0.99-1.38 |
| Epilepsy | 1.38 | 1.17-1.61 | 1.02 | 0.87-1.20 |
| Intellectual disability | 2.48 | 2.08-2.93 | 1.62 | 1.35-1.94 |
| Brain injury | 1.45 | 1.35-1.57 | 1.30 | 1.20-1.40 |
| Physical disability | 1.36 | 1.24-1.50 | 1.20 | 1.08-1.32 |
| Dyslexia | 1.58 | 1.09-2.21 | 1.14 | 0.79-1.64 |
| Cong. Malformations | 1.01 | 0.94-1.09 | 1.03 | 0.96-1.11 |
Risk of being a victim of sexual violence based on number of disabilities
| Number of disabilities | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 disability | 1.38 | 1.32-1.45 | 1.75 | 1.25- 2.46 |
| 2 disabilities | 1.90 | 1.73-2.08 | 2.69 | 1.37- 5.29 |
| 3 or more disabilities | 2.01 | 1.70-2.38 | 3.50 | 1.18-10.43 |