Child Abuse and Neglect Epidemiology in Secondary School Students of Yazd Province, Iran

Child Abuse and Neglect Epidemiology in Secondary School Students of Yazd Province, Iran

BACKGROUND Child abuse is an issue that has many physical and psychological consequences. OBJECTIVES This study was designed and conducted to investigate the current situation regarding child abuse, which can be used as a guideline for planning future interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive, analytic cross-sectional study on 700 Yazd secondary school students in 2013, us...

Epidemiologic Evaluation of Child Abuse and Neglect in School-Aged Children of Qazvin Province, Iran

OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to detect the prevalence of child abuse in three domains of physical, psychological and neglect among elementary school aged children of Qazvin Province, Iran. METHODS In this descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional study, 1028 elementary school aged children of Qazvin Province selected through multistage cluster sampling were assessed for child abuse in ...

Association between Parental Addiction and Types of Child Abuse in High-School Students of Kerman, Iran

Background: Child abuse is one of the vulnerabilities that threaten child's physical and mental health in childhood and is associated with serious short-term and long-term complications. The present study aimed to review the association of parental addiction with types of child abuse in high-school students of Kerman, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 360 students were recruited and...

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

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 usi...

Child abuse and neglect.