Child Abuse in Kuwait: Problems in Management
Autor: | Issa S. Shabani, Wafaa Al-Ateeqi, Aida Abdulmalik |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Child abuse medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Pediatrics Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Injury prevention medicine Humans Child Abuse Child Retrospective Studies Medical Audit business.industry Medical record Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Patient Care Management Physical abuse Kuwait Child Preschool Family medicine Female Munchausen syndrome Medical emergency business |
Zdroj: | Medical Principles and Practice. 11:131-135 |
ISSN: | 1423-0151 1011-7571 |
DOI: | 10.1159/000063241 |
Popis: | Objectives: To explore the extent of child abuse in Kuwait and examine the difficulties associated with its management. Subjects and Methods: A retrospective analysis of the 60,640 medical records of children admitted to Al-Amiri and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospitals, Kuwait, between 1991 and 1998 was done. Results: Of the 60,640 records, 16 children showed evidence of abuse. Of these, the perpetrator was a parent in 75% of the cases, which involved the following abuses: physical, 13; sexual, 2; and Munchausen syndrome by proxy in 1. Children with physical abuse had more than one type that included bruises (77%), burns (38%), intracranial haemorrhage (38%), fractures (23%) and cut wounds (15%). Seven of the children were returned to their biological parents, 7 were lost to follow-up and 2 died. Conclusion: Child abuse exists in Kuwait and is probably underreported. Management proceedings are not ideal and guidelines as well as legislation are needed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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