Çocuk istismarı ve ihmali olgularımızın demografik ve klinik özellikleri: Ege Üniversitesi Çocuk Koruma Birimi’nin bir yıllık deneyimi

Abstract

Original Article Sum maryAim: Cases of child abuse and neglect (CAN) should be ideally managed by a multidisciplinary team. In the present study, our aim was to review the demographic and clinical features of cases of child abuse and neglect followed-up by the Child Protection Team of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey. Material and Method:The data of the cases of CAN referred to the multidisciplinary team of Ege University between August 2009 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. The demographic and clinical characteristics of the cases were summarized. Results: There were a total of 89 CAN cases evaluated by the team in our hospital during the last 12 months. The age of the subjects ranged from 1 to 17 years, and 43 (48.3%) of them were male, while 46 (51.7%) were female The sexual, physical and emotional abuse rates were 49%, 25% and 11% respectively, while 14% of them were diagnosed as pure neglect cases. The fathers were offenders in 67% of the cases of physical abuse and in 9% of the cases of sexual abuse. However, an extra-familial person was the perpetrator in 59% of the cases of sexual abuse. Conclusions: Recently, the number of reported CAN cases in our country has increased after the increase in the awareness of the public about this subject and multidisciplinary child protection teams have been established within many Education and University hospitals. However, there is a long way to go, although remarkable improvements have been observed in the last decade. (Turk Arch Ped 2012; 47: 121-5)