Dr Ijeoma Nnodim is a lecturer and consultant paediatrician at Imo State University and Imo State University Teaching Hospital respectively
Child sexual abuse can also involve touching and this includes the more notoriously known rape. This can be penetrative, in which an object or a body part is used to penetrate the vagina, anus or mouth. Or it can be non-penetrative.In some cases, physical force or violence is not used because the perpetrator tries to gain the trust of the child over a period of time in a process known as ‘grooming’.
What are the other common sexually transmitted diseases or infections that a defiled minor could be exposed to?
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