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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(4):p 841-845, October – December 2021. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14421.10
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Misconception, Misbelieve of Child sexual Abuse and Cure of HIV in Transkei, South Africa: A Case Report
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(4):p 841-845, October – December 2021. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14421.10
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How to cite this article B Meel/Misconception, misbelieve of child sexual abuse and cure of HIV in Transkei, South Africa: a case report /Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology/2021;14(4):841-845
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Received : October 02, 2021
Accepted : October 20, 2021
Published : December 30, 2021
Abstract
Background: South Africa has one of the highest numbers of rapes in the world, and Transkei, a former black homeland, now a part of the Eastern Cape Province, is one locality with many child rapes. The unemployment, poverty and crime levels are very high in the region.
Objective: To highlight the problem of sexual abuse and HIV in the Transkei region of South Africa.
Case History: This report presents a victim of rape, a two-year-old female child, who was brought to the Umtata General Hospital in the evening with profusely bleeding per vaginum. She was sexual assaulted by a HIV positive caretaker adult male in his 30s, acting on a mistaken belief that sex with a virgin will cure an HIV-infected person or AIDS sufferer of his illness. The young mother of the victim has also experienced a rape in her childhood, and her husband was murdered a year ago in front of her child. She does not know about her father and was raped in her childhood by a foster father. The history, the physical examination and the uneventful antiretroviral therapy are discussed in this manuscript. Conclusions is drawn and preventive steps are suggested.
Conclusion: There is a high misconception and strong misbelief in child sexual abuse and a cure of HIV infection in the Transkei region of South Africa.
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How to cite this article B Meel/Misconception, misbelieve of child sexual abuse and cure of HIV in Transkei, South Africa: a case report /Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology/2021;14(4):841-845
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| Received | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|
| October 02, 2021 | October 20, 2021 | December 30, 2021 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14421.10
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| Received | October 02, 2021 |
| Accepted | October 20, 2021 |
| Published | December 30, 2021 |
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