TY - JOUR
T1 - Some Epidemiological Characteristics of Perpetrators and Victims of Incest in Contemporary Ghana
T2 - Analysis of Media Reports
AU - Quarshie, Emmanuel N.B.
AU - Osafo, Joseph
AU - Akotia, Charity S.
AU - Peprah, Jennifer
AU - Andoh-Arthur, Johnny
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/2/17
Y1 - 2017/2/17
N2 - In Ghana, incest is considered sinful, taboo, and illegal. However, recent media reports show that incest has become a daily reality in Ghana. This study is a situational analysis of the pattern of incest in Ghana as reported in the media from January 2008 through July 2015. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on 48 incest news reports in Ghana. The findings showed that father–daughter incest was most frequent across the study period. Forty-seven females aged 3 to 25 years and a male aged 3 years were identified as victims. Generally, the incest lasted between 1 day and 13 years before disclosure. Perpetrators employed psychological and/or physical methods to coerce their victims. Marital difficulties, diabolical control, and seduction by victim featured prominently as alleged motives behind the abuse. The study observes that the recent increase in father–daughter incest warrants an immediate shift of research attention onto men’s mental health in Ghana.
AB - In Ghana, incest is considered sinful, taboo, and illegal. However, recent media reports show that incest has become a daily reality in Ghana. This study is a situational analysis of the pattern of incest in Ghana as reported in the media from January 2008 through July 2015. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on 48 incest news reports in Ghana. The findings showed that father–daughter incest was most frequent across the study period. Forty-seven females aged 3 to 25 years and a male aged 3 years were identified as victims. Generally, the incest lasted between 1 day and 13 years before disclosure. Perpetrators employed psychological and/or physical methods to coerce their victims. Marital difficulties, diabolical control, and seduction by victim featured prominently as alleged motives behind the abuse. The study observes that the recent increase in father–daughter incest warrants an immediate shift of research attention onto men’s mental health in Ghana.
KW - child sexual abuse
KW - diabolical control
KW - father–daughter incest
KW - marital difficulties
KW - violence against women
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U2 - 10.1080/10538712.2016.1277573
DO - 10.1080/10538712.2016.1277573
M3 - Article
C2 - 28350264
AN - SCOPUS:85016304428
SN - 1053-8712
VL - 26
SP - 121
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
JF - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
IS - 2
ER -