SEXUAL and emotional harassments are the two leading forms of child abuse in the country, according to a study by a non-government organization (NGO) last year.

The study of the National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children (NBS-VAC) showed that sexual abuse (11.8 percent) and emotional harassment (11.8 percent) were the principal forms of abuse on children.

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