Prevalence of Child Abuse in High School Students of Bam City (Kerman/Iran) in 2003

Autor: S Miri, G Froogh Ameri, S Mohammad Alizadeh, F Froodnia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 43-50 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-2843
Popis: Introduction : Child abuse is one of the main problems of our community and it includes all aspects of physical, emotional and sexual abuses. This descriptive study was aimed to determine the prevalence rate of child abuse (physical, emotional, and neglect) in Bam city (Kerman/Iran). Methods: In this study, 562 high school students were selected by multistage sampling. Data were gathered by using a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics. Results : According to the findings, 20.02% of the students suffered from physical abuse, 24.59% suffered from neglect and 33.16% suffered from emotional abuse. The prevalence of physical abuse in families with housewife mother, addict father and history of divorce was significantly more than other groups (p
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