BackgroundIncest is a globally prevalent phenomenon and is defined as sexual relations between closely related family members. Despite being a criminal offense irrespective to the gender and age incest is a prevalent issue in Nepal. Incest survivors are sheltered in safe homes for specific periods and reintegrated into their families following their healing. This research aims to explore the challenges and issues involved in the reintegration of incest survivors and investigate how the interconnected perceptions of families and individuals relate to the incest survivors’ successful reintegration.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted in three districts of Nepal. Fourteen incest survivors, five service providers from safe homes, and 22 community members were purposefully and theoretically selected. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to collect the study data, which were subsequently coded and analyzed using a grounded theory approach.ResultsThe results indicate the importance of the reintegration of incest survivors, as staying in a safe home may not offer a long-term solution for these individuals. However, reintegration is challenging without acceptance and support from the survivors’ families and communities, the survivors' readiness to reintegrate, and agreement from the survivors’ safe homes. Factors found to influence the unsuccessful reintegration of survivors included family fragmentation, socio-economic status, family resistance, the survivor-perpetrator relationship, survivors’ interests, fears, and the possibility of repeated incidents, harmful social norms and cultural practices, community intervention, and negative perceptions.ConclusionThis study found that factors associated with impeding the reintegration of incest survivors are found in survivors, their families, and their communities. Creating harmonious family systems, providing education on gender equality, empowering women to fight against all sorts of abuse, and governmental assurances on the implementation of legal aid, human rights, ratified conventions on child rights and women’s rights may help prevention of incest, and address the reintegration challenges of incest victims.

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阻碍乱伦幸存者重返社会的相关因素：尼泊尔选定安全之家的定性研究

背景乱伦是一种全球普遍存在的现象，被定义为密切相关的家庭成员之间的性关系。尽管不论性别和年龄，乱伦都是刑事犯罪，但在尼泊尔仍然是一个普遍存在的问题。乱伦幸存者在特定时期内被安置在安全的家中，并在康复后重新融入家庭。本研究旨在探讨乱伦幸存者重返社会所涉及的挑战和问题，并调查家庭和个人的相互关联的看法如何与乱伦幸存者成功重返社会相关。方法这项定性研究在尼泊尔的三个地区进行。有目的地和理论上选择了 14 名乱伦幸存者、5 名来自安全之家的服务提供者和 22 名社区成员。进行半结构化访谈以收集研究数据，随后使用扎根理论方法对这些数据进行编码和分析。结果结果表明乱伦幸存者重新融入社会的重要性，因为留在安全的家中可能无法提供长期的生活这些人的解决方案。然而，如果没有幸存者家庭和社区的接受和支持、幸存者重新融入社会的准备以及幸存者安全之家的同意，重返社会将充满挑战。发现影响幸存者重新融入社会的因素包括家庭破碎、社会经济地位、家庭抵抗、幸存者-施暴者关系、幸存者的利益、恐惧和重复事件的可能性、有害的社会规范和文化习俗、社区干预、和负面看法。结论这项研究发现，在幸存者、他们的家庭和社区中发现了与阻碍乱伦幸存者重新融入社会相关的因素。建立和谐的家庭制度、提供性别平等教育、增强妇女权能以打击各种虐待行为以及政府保证实施法律援助、人权、已批准的儿童权利和妇女权利公约可能有助于防止乱伦，并解决乱伦受害者重返社会的挑战。