| dc.description.abstract | This study set out to examine the factors that predispose the girl child to sexual abuse in Imenti Central Sub-County, Upper Eastern Kenya. Data were collected through the survey method and key informant interviews.
The study findings indicate that family poverty, strong patriarchal structures and female genital cutting predispose the girl child to sexual abuse.
The study therefore concludes that girl child sexual abuse is a societal concern and exists in the Sub-County though there is still some level of ignorance on its realities.
The study, therefore, recommends that awareness programmes should be put in place to educate the community on the realities of the girl child sexual abuse and the short-term and long-term implications to the child as well as the entire community.
It also recommends deliberate information sharing by the authorities to help the community know the available resources and help they can get whenever such occurrences take place | en_US |
