Child Sexual Abuse and Media Reporting: Perception of Workers of Non-Governmental Organizations in Lagos State, Nigeria

Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) refers to the sexual abuse of children which is a prevalent problem in the world with serious consequences for CSA victims. The workers of non-governmental organizations and the social workers have the major roles of handling cases of child sexual abuse.

Methods: The study employed  qualitative method.  Multistage and purposive sampling was used to select respondents and five in-depth interviews were conducted with workers of non-governmental organizations, and social workers with three or more years of practice to elicit information from respondents. The data collected during the in-depth interview sessions were transcribed and analysed.