Risk factors for child maltreatment by the utilization of medical service and socioeconomic environment in Taiwan
| Autor: | Chao-Jan Wang, Han Ping Wu, Yi-Chen Hsin, Jung Lee, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, En-Pei Lee, I-Jun Chou, Jing-Long Huang, Yu-Ching Chang, Kuang-Lin Lin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Child abuse Adolescent child abuse media_common.quotation_subject Taiwan Observational Study sexual abuse Poison control Occupational safety and health Neglect 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors 030225 pediatrics Injury prevention Humans Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Socioeconomic status Child neglect media_common Geography business.industry neglect 05 social sciences Infant General Medicine Socioeconomic Factors Unemployment physical abuse Child Preschool Female business child maltreatment Facilities and Services Utilization Research Article 050104 developmental & child psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 0025-7974 |
| Popis: | Child maltreatment is complicated by cultural, welfare, and socioeconomic factors. However, the relationship between child maltreatment and socioeconomic factors has not been completely understood. We investigated risk factors for child abuse and neglect in Taiwan. The data in our study was obtained from Taiwan National Statistics at county level from 2004 to 2015. We included 4 areas (eastern, western, southern, northern) involving 20 cities and counties. The trends of child maltreatment rate based on different years and different areas were surveyed. In addition, panel data analysis was used to analyze the links between child maltreatment rate and socioeconomic factors. An increasing trend of child maltreatment rate in Taiwan was observed. During the past decade, child maltreatment rate increased from 14.5 in 2004 to 23.4 cases per 10000 children in 2014. The peak, which was 43 cases per 10000 children, occurred in 2012. Significant geographical differences were observed, and the highest child maltreatment rate was seen in eastern Taiwan. Panel data analysis revealed a lag effect of the unemployment rate on child maltreatment rate at the county level: the child maltreatment rate increased by 7 percent, while the prior unemployment rate increased by one percent. In addition, the medical personnel density was related to the child maltreatment rate within the county. Previous unemployment rate had a lag impact on child maltreatment occurrence. Unemployment rate has not only a direct impact on the economy but also sequential effects on child maltreatment. |
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