Determining prevalence of maltreatment among children in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Alenezi, Shuliweeh; Saleheen, Hassan; AlMadani, Sereen; AlBuhairan, Fadia; Weber, A.; Fluke, John D.; Almuneef, Maha; Casillas, Katherine L.

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“…19 However, prevalence studies in the KSA noted similar findings with our study. Al-Eissa et al 11 reported sexual abuse among adolescent boys to be higher than that among adolescent girls. There are several possible explanations for these findings in a patriarchal culture such as the KSA, including the possibility that sexual abuse among girls is regarded as too sensitive topic and thus, under reported.…”

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“…In this context, knowing the family profile of victims of violence may help better understand this epidemic and provide better services. However, given that CAN was barely recognized as a public health issue in the KSA within the last 2 decades, 11 most cases continue to go unrecognized, or under reported. In our study, the most common form of abuse reported in the CPC was physical abuse (42% of the cases), whereas in most developed countries, the most common was psychological abuse.…”

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“…Alternatively, sexual victimization of girls is more stigmatizing to a family compared with that of boys, which might have resulted in a fewer number of cases of sexually victimized girls being presented to the CPC for evaluation. 11 According to the WHO report on violence and health, 1 the age of the child is often cited as a predisposing factor for CAN; this is important to acknowledge, given that relevant care often depends on the age of the child. Furthermore, the World Report on Violence and Health 15 highlighted that families with >4 children are 3 times as likely to experience CAN compared with families with fewer than 4 children.…”

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Family profile of victims of child abuse and neglect in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Almuneef

Alghamdi

Saleheen

2016

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Objectives:To describe the family profile of child abuse and neglect (CAN) subjects in Saudi Arabia.Methods:Data were collected retrospectively between July 2009 and December 2013 from patients’ files, which were obtained from the Child Protection Centre (CPC) based in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Four main sets of variables were examined: demographics of victim, family profile, parental information, and information on perpetrator and forms of abuse.Results:The charts of 220 CAN cases were retrospectively reviewed. Physical abuse was the most common form of abuse (42%), followed by neglect (39%), sexual abuse (14%), and emotional abuse (4%). Children with unemployed fathers were 2.8 times as likely to experience physical abuse. Children living in single/step-parent households were 4 times as likely to experience physical abuse. Regarding neglect children living in larger households (≥6) were 1.5 times as likely to be neglected by their parents as were children living in smaller households (<6). Regarding sexual abuse, male children were 2.9 times as likely to be abused as were female children.Conclusions:The recent acknowledgment of CAN as a public health problem in Saudi Arabia suggests that time will be needed to employ effective and culturally sensitive prevention strategies based on family risk factors.

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Family profile of victims of child abuse and neglect in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Almuneef

Alghamdi

Saleheen

2016

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“…Notre revue systématique laisse penser que les jeunes sont généralement à l'aise pour répondre aux questions sur leur expérience de la maltraitance 12,14,71,116 . Selon une étude, 4,6 % des jeunes ont déclaré avoir été contrariés lorsqu'ils ont répondu à une enquête sur la maltraitance envers les enfants, mais 95,3 % de ces derniers ont dit qu'ils participeraient néanmoins à une enquête similaire 116 .…”

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Maltraitance envers les enfants déclarée par les jeunes eux-mêmes à l'occasion d'enquêtes représentatives de la population : revue systématique

Laurin

Wallace

Draca

et al. 2018

Promotion De La Santé Et Prévention Des Maladies Chroniques Au Canada

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Introduction Cette revue systématique a permis de recenser des enquêtes sur les jeunes représentatives de la population et comportant des questions sur la maltraitance envers les enfants déclarée par ces derniers. Nous avons également examiné la qualité des données et les questions d’ordre éthique pertinentes pour la collecte de données sur la maltraitance. Méthodologie Résultats Au total, 73 articles portant sur 71 enquêtes ont répondu aux critères d’inclusion. Nous avons relevé diverses stratégies visant à assurer l’exactitude des renseignements et à atténuer la détresse des participants à l’enquête. Conclusion L'ampleur des efforts déployés pour mesurer la prévalence de la maltraitance envers les enfants est le reflet de l'importance accordée à cette dernière à l'échelle de la planète. Malgré des connaissances incomplètes en matière de pratiques exemplaires liées à l’éthique et de qualité des données, il est possible de recueillir efficacement auprès des jeunes eux-mêmes des données sur la maltraitance dont ils font l'objet.

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“…For example, in families where a child is subjected to physical or psychological abuse, they are more likely also to experience neglect of one type or another. This may be because some of the causative factors are the same: Parents under stress due to financial, social, marital, or other difficulties, psychological problems of a parent, or a family situation that is otherwise dysfunctional [5].…”

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The Extent of Negligence of Children in Saudi Arabia: A Literature Review

Alsehaimi¹,

Alanazi²

2017

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Child neglect, through physical, mental, and emotional deprivation, is a worldwide phenomenon. However, until comparatively recently, scientific data and academic research on it within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had been extremely limited due to the conservative nature of the society in this country. A systemic review was conducted, using several databases, including those of Cross Search, Social Sciences Citation Index, two Saudi universities, and manual searches of key journals of literature on child neglect in KSA published between 1990 and 2016. The results of this review are presented, which summarize the present state of knowledge of child neglect in Saudi Arabia and what progress has been made toward a full understanding of the extent and nature of the problem. The statistical evidence currently available on the incidence and prevalence of neglect is displayed together with qualitative information on cases of neglect that have been documented by doctors, social workers, and other professionals working in the field. The present state of provision of government programs to assist and support victims of child neglect in Saudi Arabia is considered and contrasted with the services available in other, predominantly Western nations. It is noted that, in addition to a still-inadequate level of investment in this area, present programs in the Kingdom are not well-suited to preventing neglect in the first place. Recommendations are made as to what steps could be taken in the future to improve and expand Saudi provision of care to address this problem.

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Determining prevalence of maltreatment among children in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: More attention should be given to the effect of adolescent maltreatment particularly among girls. In addition, sexual abuse prevention programme should be targeted among boys.

Cited by 47 publications

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Family profile of victims of child abuse and neglect in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Family profile of victims of child abuse and neglect in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Maltraitance envers les enfants déclarée par les jeunes eux-mêmes à l'occasion d'enquêtes représentatives de la population : revue systématique

The Extent of Negligence of Children in Saudi Arabia: A Literature Review

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