objective: the aim of the present study was to estimate the pooled prevalence of different types of child abuse in iran. method: we systematically searched four english databases (pubmed, sciencedirect, psychinfo and scopus), and three farsi databases (magiran, iranmedex and sid) to find out relevant articles that have reported the prevalence of child abuse in iran. studies conducted on special...

the prevalence of child abuse in the world is 47 per 1000. according to the child protective service agency (cps) more than 3 million children were abused in the usa in 1998. there was 1.7% increase in comparison with 1996. the prevalence of child abuse in the usa is 15 per 1000. a crosssectional study was conducted in order to determine the frequency, and influential factors on child abuse amo...

child abuse is a recognized public health and social problem worldwide. according to the world health organization (who), child abuse includes all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect and negligent treatment and exploitation. child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. in spite of recent national surveys in several low- and midd...

background: since child abuse and neglect are serious conditions which can potentially lead to inappropriate dental health, we conducted this qualitative study to defi ne the factors infl uencing child abuse and neglect, which lead to oro-facial lesions. materials and methods: qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted by social services employees. purposive sampling was used to recr...

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...

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...

background recently, parenting programs to address behavioural and emotional problems associated with child maltreatment in developing countries have received much attention. there is a paucity of literature on effective parent education interventions in the local context of pakistan. this study aimed to assess the feasibility of offering a 6-week parenting program for mothers of pre-school chi...

child maltreatment happens in all countries and cultures. children as the vulnerable part of the societies are subject to rage, abuse and maltreatment and need special multidisciplinary attention to get proper protection and care. appropriate legislation, community education, advocacy in media and attention of care givers and children health providers may alter the trend of child abuse in commu...