Sexual abuse and assault harm boys/ men, not just girls/women. It is not subject to the female gender alone.
Male child abuse in our society doesn't get attention and nobody is talking about it, and it hurt because they become big scars inside the mind of the male child — then grown to be men (single/married). These wounds don't get healed, and it affects their way of living.

"You are a man, you ought to be strong, and no one will believe you " — these are all lies.

They were words that held a Friend of mine, David captive, and for years he drowned in his fears.
He became someone who gets attracted to older ladies and doesn't see younger ladies as a spec.

It all started when he was just 10 years of age, that was the first time he had s*x.

How is Male child abuse affecting society? 
Way back some years ago, according to him, "We had a mid-term break in our school" - it was a Christmas break that would last for about 3 weeks. My mother was at my elder sister's place - she just gave birth to her first child, so my mum needed to be there for her.

And of course, my little sister followed my dad to work on this fateful day. He didn't want to leave her to me, he said that I am so playful.

We had a close neighbor, aunty jane, who came back home quite early, and after some time, she came to our door and called me to come assist her get something. I was about to go to my friend's place which was a block away from my house at the time she came.

I hurriedly obeyed and went straight to get what she wanted and I intended to get to her, deliver her message, and off to my friend's place

Aunty Jane told me to take it inside and she followed shortly. All for her to come in, shut the door, and tell me to touch her breast to feel if there was something there, and that was how it started.

She seized me against my will and had her time messing up with my emotions, my body reacted and I couldn't explain what was going on with me - it was so strange to me, and I was threatened that if I speak to anyone, I will get beaten.

"No one will believe me," she said.

I don't return home on time and I'm always traveling, and as we speak no one is around, but if you promise to keep it within us I will get you new clothes and shoes, and plenty of money.

"Hope you like that," she asked.

Then I agreed — I guess it's because he heard plenty of money, that was why he agreed.

And that was how it continued.

Now, I am grown and I can't find ladies of my age range attractive and whenever I try to force a relationship with them it doesn't end well. I believe I can always have any woman whenever I want.

This kind of mindset, sticking to their belief system has resulted in some men forcing themselves on young ladies against their will — it is called rape.

We know this is so bad for our society.
When parents can't comfortably leave their children at home but are scared that they might get raped.

Be it the woman molesting the male child or vice versa, this is just too bad.
Some people say that male child abuse only happens to children of low class and that is not true, it can happen to any child irrespective of their parent's standards.

"My parents are rich, before they established their company, he was the MD of a firm back then," David said.

But still, I was sexually abused.

It is important that parents need to put extra care too on their male kids, not just the females.

Below are 3 ways we can prevent male child abuse from taking the lives of any young male child.

Be part of their day-to-day lives.

As parents or guardians, find out what your son did during the day and who they have been with. At lunch, with whom did they sit? What games did they engage in during school?
Give them 5 to 10 mins of your time more often, if not every day to show concern, and make them feel comfortable with you asking whatever questions you would like to ask. Even if they have caregivers, don't just leave it to them to always look after your child. Be there for them at all times. Also, allow them to ask questions too. For you to achieve this, ask them this question "Is there anything else you want to talk about," go ahead I'm listening. 
This will give them the ease to say anything discomforting them.

Get to know the people in their lives.

Get to know who your child's friends are at school and home, the adults they like and admire, the parents of their friends, and other people they may encounter, such as teammates or coaches. You can invite them over just so you can understand who these people are, and the kind of personalities they have. This will give you the ability to understand and know the influence they have on your child.

Encourage your child to speak up

Naturally, when someone knows that you are always willing to listen to them, they will find it easy to speak up when things aren't going well.

Teach your children to know that they can always come to you. Aside from you asking them questions, they can ask anything at all and you will be there to answer.

Teach them about boundaries. Let them know that no one has the right to touch them or make them feel uncomfortable whether hugs or tickling from anyone.
If anyone does that, they talk to you about it immediately. They should guide and protect their body, it's so important.
In conclusion, every child believes that their parents can define them at any point. Be that parent today, let them understand that they won't get in trouble with anyone because you will be there to protect them.

They are strong, yes, but that doesn't mean they should keep things away from you — this is majorly for the teens that believe they can take care of themselves.

Ensure you are part of their day-to-day lives, get to know the people they listen to, that influence them - their friends, colleagues, or teammates, and encourage your child to always speak up - no matter what it is.