Abstract: Child Sexual abuse (CSA) is both a social and public health concern worldwide. A common misconception about CSA is that it is a scarce act perpetrated against girls by male strangers. In spite of a plethora of research on CSA, little is known about its mitigation. In the recent past in Kenya, sexual abuse has been noted in schools most of which the perpetrators go scot-free. It occurs at all levels of society and affects not only girls but also boys in all levels of the society. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate the role of a social worker in the mitigationof child sexual abuse among pupils in Kisii County. The study utilized descriptive survey design. The sample size was 100........
KEY WORDS: Poverty, Harmful traditional practices, offender registration, residency restriction and Social Worker
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