Sexual abuse

15th June 202515th June 2025Immo Weichert

CTQ-28 – Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; 28-item version)

The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; 28-item version), a self-report instrument, assesses child-hood maltreatment in five areas: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect. Subjects rate statements about childhood experiences (before age 18) on five-point Likert-type scales, (“never true” to “very often true”). Most items are phrased in objective terms (e.g., “When…

15th June 202515th June 2025Immo Weichert

Childhood sexual abuse and emotional neglect is highly prevalent in Sudanese medical students

This cross-sectional study involved 313 medical students from the University of Khartoum. The [articipants completed a self-administered questionnaire that included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Approximately 40% of students reported childhood trauma, with sexual abuse (23.3%) and emotional neglect (19.2%) being the most common. Female students reported higher levels…