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Table 8 Sample quotes from semi-structured interview participants on the effects of child sexual abuse on the family

From: Are one-stop centres an appropriate model to deliver services to sexually abused children in urban Malawi?

Emotional and psychological impact

“After the incident, she now wets and soils the bed…where she sleeps is a sorry sight.” Guardian (mum shedding tears)

Stigma

“The challenges that she is mainly facing is that she is being discriminated. For example, she will go to her friend’s place and her friend’s mother says to her you should not be chatting with my child because you have immoral behaviour” Guardian

Effects on family relationships

“She was being abused by her step father…she told her mum first but she did nothing. She accused her of trying to break her marriage…. She (victim) last saw her mother in court. Until today, her mother has no interest in the welfare of the child.” Guardian