Children are the most vulnerable segments of each society because of their disabilities, lacking of different skills and unfamiliarity with their rights. They are mainly dependent upon their adults to keep them out of danger. So, if parents are not proper enough for this responsibility, the incident of child Abuse will be inevitable and most of them will originally start in their own family. Child Abuse and torturing is one of the social disorders which can be seen in almost any societies whether developed or developing ones. The short term and long term impacts may have a forever lasting effect on persons. So taking actions as precautions is a must that I should be paid attention regarding to this disorder while setting up social plans.

Background: Parents play a vital role in their children's lives in terms of protecting them from Sexual Abuse. Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) education improves parents knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to assess whether Sexual Abuse prevention programs for parents affect children’s knowledge about Abuse. Methods: The sample of this quantitative quasi-experimental research consisted of 108 parents and 109 children. Data were collected using the personal security questionnaire and parental perception questionnaire. The parents were asked to complete the parental perception questionnaire (PPQ) and then received the “Sexual Abuse prevention program”. At the end of the training program, the PPQ was completed again. The personal safety questionnaire (PSQ) was administered to the children before and after the training program without any intervention. Results: The parents' ages ranged from 28 to 35 years. All parents held a bachelor’s degree and worked in different jobs. In addition, education did not appear to affect the knowledge levels of the children, although it created a significant difference in the parents’ perception (x̄=4.00, P<0.05).  Conclusion: Education not directly provided to children is ineffective. It is believed that, as primary caregivers, parents who possess accurate information about protection from Sexual Abuse can develop an awareness of Abuse prevention and inform and support their children accordingly.

Background: Child Sexual Abuse is frequently discussed in Sri Lanka. The type of Abuse, hymenal injuries and their association with penetrative intercourse are important facts in the management of child Sexual Abuse.Methods: Out of 7257 Medico-legal examinations, 78 child Sexual Abuse cases reported to a tertiary care hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from January 2011 to December 2013 were studied.Results: Females 85% and 59% were 11-15 years. Sixty nine percent during day time, 91% by known persons and 64% at outside place. Vaginal intercourse was alleged by 15% of below the age of 10 years and 62% of above 10 years (P<0.01) and committed was by 73% of ‘boyfriends’ and 33% of non-boyfriends (P<0.01). Hymenal tears were in 15% of fimbriated and 45% of non-fimbriated hymen (P<0.05). Hymenal tears at 5-7 O’clock position in 40% of alleged vaginal intercourse and 3% of not alleged (P<0.01). Hymenal orifice diameter greater than 2 fingers was in 69% of alleged vaginal intercourse and 3% of not alleged (P<0.01). Anal intercourse was in 6% of females and 58% of males (P<0.01).Conclusion: Child Sexual Abuse is common among children above 10 years, during day time, by a known person at an outside place. Vaginal intercourse is common among girls above 10 years by ‘boyfriends’ with a tear at 5-7 O’clock position. Taut annular and crescentic hymen have a higher chance of getting torn than lax fimbriated hymen. Anal intercourse is committed on male than female children. Findings will be useful for medico-legal and holistic management, and evidence based prevention of child Sexual Abuse.

A Mental Profile who suffered Sexual Abuse was selected in Tehran Coroner Office and was investigate by MMPI questionnaire in order to study their mental profile. The results indicated the formation of a model of confession to emotional problems and help request in L-F-K scales. The findings indicate that the victims generally suffer interpretable elevation in scales of hypochondria, aberration, paranoia and schizophrenia.

Background and Aim: Since the Sexual Abuse in marriage is one of the most common types of domestic violence, this research seeks to answer the following question: Why do the husbands commit Sexual. Method: In this research, a qualitative approach and a descriptive-Analytical method were used. To answer the research question, in addition to library resources, in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 45 victims of marital rape and 20 family Health specialists (Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Sexologists, Couples therapist, Counselors and Social workers) were used for data collection. Ethical Considerations: In this research, the principles related to the privacy of the interviewees, confidentiality of data, honesty, neutrality, trustworthiness and intellectual property have been respected. Results: Committing Sexual Abuse in marriage and staying in a violent relationship is not limited to men or women with specific demographic characteristics and it is observed in all social classes. However, those men who are addicted to pornography, suffer from alcohol or drug Abuse, have Sexual or mental disorders, or have learnt violence against women in the family, are more likely to commit Sexual Abuse against their wives. Those women who are financially dependent on their husbands, have a history of divorce, or are deprived of supportive family and friends, are more likely to stay in a violent relationship. Conclusion: Under the influence of the expansion of internet and facilitation of access to pornography, Sexual Abuse in marriage has become more prevalent. Considering the individual and social consequences of Sexual Abuse in marriage, it is possible to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence by a public awareness and education through revising the topics of pre-marriage training course and facilitating access to post-marriage counseling and bringing down their costs. Please cite this article as: Nemati Z, Farajiha M. The Factors Affecting Sexual Abuse in Marriage. Medical Law Journal. 2024; 18: e12.

The present research was conducted with the aim of the relationship between social factors and family violence against children (child Abuse). The used method was a survey and the data collection tool was also a questionnaire. From a total of 155 families with a history of child Abuse based on the social emergency statistics of Tehran in the last 6 months of 1397, 110 families (parents with one or more children) were selected in District 9 of Tehran Municipality. The random sampling method was simple. In the present study, children under 11 years (6-11 years) were defined as the age range of children and family violence was also defined as violence applied by parents, older siblings. Research hypotheses were tested with SPSS statistical software through Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results showed that the experience of violence has a positive relationship with psychological violence, physical violence, neglect against children and family violence against children. In other results, it was found that violence-oriented mentality has a positive relationship with psychological violence, physical violence, neglect against children and family violence against children. In the continuation of the obtained results, the positive relationship of family problems with mental violence, physical violence and neglect against children and family violence against children was confirmed and it was found that gender stereotypes have a positive relationship with mental violence, physical violence and neglect against children and family violence against children. Finally, in the main hypothesis, the results showed: social factors have a positive relationship with psychological violence, physical violence and neglect against children and family violence against children.