School based programmes may help children to report sexual abuse, Cochrane review concludes

Children who are taught at school about preventing sexual abuse are more likely than others to report it, a Cochrane review has concluded, but it added that more research is needed to evaluate whether school based prevention programmes actually reduce the incidence of sexual abuse.

At least 1 in 10 girls and 1 in 20 boys experience some form of sexual abuse in childhood, it is estimated. School based programmes for preventing child sexual …