Gendered Dimensions of Demand for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9506308 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-8448 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10778012 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Violence Against Women Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c1995-

Child Abuse, Sexual*/statistics & numerical data ; Child Abuse, Sexual*/psychology ; Human Trafficking*/statistics & numerical data ; Human Trafficking*/psychology ; Sex Work*/statistics & numerical data ; Sex Work*/psychology; Humans ; Nepal ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Child ; Adolescent ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged

Breaking the demand chain for sex from minors would render supply worthless, contributing to the elimination of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Using a novel sampling technique, this study reports on actual and potential adult customers of CSEC in two areas in Kathmandu ( n   =  466). Controlling for refusal conversion, age, education, and income, higher scores on a new Love-Fantasy Scale (LFS) were associated with increased odds of purchasing sex from young girls, as were patriarchal norms emphasizing the power of men. Further research is needed to design interventions that include aspects related to sexual fantasy for young girls to combat demand for CSEC.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Keywords: CSEC; Nepal; child commercial sexual exploitation; gender norms; sexual fantasy

Date Created: 20230511 Date Completed: 20240809 Latest Revision: 20240809

20240809

10.1177/10778012231172708

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