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the world increasingly recognises the scope and impact of sexual violence. And although women and girls make up by far the largest number and proportion of victims of sexual violence globally, the world increasingly recognises that sexual violence also affects men and boys. 2 In particular, awareness has risen sharply of the prevalence and impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) of boys. Worldwide, an estimated 5-10% of boys report having been sexually abused in childhood, 3 which in a single year (2002) translated to an estimated 73 million boys. 4 As with CSA of girls, these global prevalence rates may be low due to reporting issues: in developed settings, where reporting is typically stronger, the most broadly cited prevalence rate is 1 in 6 for boys (approximately 17%). 5 As with girls, the large majority of sexual abusers of boys are males, although it appears that a higher proportion of boys than girls experience 1 Jack Dalby and Rachel Hart are counselors with 25 of experience between them in working with both male and female survivors of childhood and adult sexual abuse (see https://www.jarawyntherapy.com.au). Dr Wynne Russell is a longstanding independent researcher into conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys (see https://independent.academia.edu/WynneRussell).
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