Online child sexual abuse: a convergent parallel mixed-method exploration among Bangladeshi youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the experience of online sexual abuse among school-going Bangladeshi youth.

Design

A convergent parallel mixed-method study. The quantitative strand employed a self-administered questionnaire survey conducted in classroom settings, while the qualitative strand used in-depth interviews guided by semistructured protocols. Data from both strands were analysed separately and then merged.

Participants and settings

Grade 9-10 students from four randomly selected schools in both an urban and a rural area of Bangladesh participated in the study. A total of 456 students participated in the quantitative survey, and 16 were subsequently interviewed for qualitative data.

Outcome measures

The frequency of online sexual abuse along with

SUBMITTER: Salwa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12107588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature