Abstract
A fundamental right to life is the shielding of children from all sorts of violence. The most
fundamental rights of children and adolescents are violated by child abuse. The examination of
the CSA problem is difficult and complex. Women and children are the most vulnerable people
in Africa when it comes to sexual abuse. This study assessed the associated factors (knowledge,
attitude, and parent-child communication) with prevention of child sexual abuse among Ogun
State residents in South-West, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted while 4260
respondents participated in this study. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed for the
select sample size from the population of the study. The information collected from the
respondents were sorted, coded, and analysed. Descriptive statistics of frequency distribution
mean and standard deviation was used to analyse the data and provide answers to the research
questions. This study revealed that parents' knowledge, attitudes and communication practices
are very key to the prevention of child sexual abuse. It is concluded that a significant education
in the community's awareness levels would help identify activities and tactics to curb CSA and
contributing to a positive vision for a future where societal norms could shift toward decreased
acceptance of CSA.
