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October 1, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Trends in the Prevalence and Case Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse in Mexico, 2018–2023

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LRLeonor Rivera-RiveraMSMarina Séris-MartínezPOPaola Adanari Ortega-Ceballos

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Overview

Analysis of child sexual abuse trends reveals increasing prevalence in Mexico, indicating urgent preventive measures are needed.

Key Points

  • The prevalence of child sexual abuse rose significantly, from 2.22% in 2018 to 5.66% in 2023.
  • During the study period, cases increased by 154.95%, highlighting a concerning upward trend in Mexico.
  • Logistic regression analysis indicated that girls are 2.83 times more likely to experience child sexual abuse.
  • Most abuse cases involved family members as perpetrators, contributing to underreporting of incidents.

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Rivera-Rivera et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91d5fe798ba2fc499156https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13192489
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