One hundred consecutive patients referred to the Child Mental Health S
ection of Oranje Hospital in Bloemfontein for psychiatric evaluation w
ere included in the study, Seventy-four per cent of children in the st
udy reported exposure to some form of Violence in the past: 32% report
ed exposure to domestic violence, 9% disciplinary violence, 15% violen
t crime, 2% political violence, 24% sexual violence and 25% other form
s of violence, Political violence did not feature prominently in the s
tudy.