Awareness regarding POCSO Act: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ramandeep Kaur (Author), Richa Sharma (Author), Deepak Sharma (Author), Sarbjeet Kaur (Author), Shaved Khan (Author), Simran Pahwa (Author), Sonia Sharma (Author), Sukhleen Singh Jaswal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Child sexual abuse occurs in a variety of settings and the POCSO Act, 2012 came into force with effect from November 14, 2012. Objectives: A community-based cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge regarding the POCSO Act among adults in the rural community of Chandigarh was carried...