 Child sexual abuse occurs frequently in Western society, although the rate of prevalence can be difficult to determine.Research in North America has concluded that approximately 15% to 25% of women and 5% to 15% of men were sexually abused when they were children.In the UK, a 2010 study estimated prevalence at about 5% for boys and 18% for girls (not dissimilar to a 1985 study that estimated about 8% for boys and 12% for girls).