Parental Child Disciplinary Practices in a Range of Low and Middle Income Countries: Results from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys

Fluke, John D.; Casillas, Katherine L.; Cappa, Claudia; Chen, Lijun; Wulczyn, Fred

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“…To briefly summarise the international comparative evidence about child welfare inequalities, first, there are relatively few countries with consistent national systems of data collection and reporting (Del Valle, Canali, Bravo, & Vecchiato, 2013; Fallon et al., 2010; Fluke & Wulczyn, 2010; Gilbert, 2011; Kojan & Lonne, 2012; Thoburn, 2007). Second, it is common for insufficient details to be presented about how data have been collected (Fallon et al., 2010).…”

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Child welfare inequalities in the four nations of the UK

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Comparative International data on patterns of inequality in child welfare interventions, for example, the proportion of children about whom there are substantiated child protection (CP) concerns or who are in out-of-home care (CLA), are far less developed than data about inequalities in health. Few countries collect reliable, comprehensive information and definitions, methods of data collection and analysis are rarely consistent. The four UK countries (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) provide a potential 'natural experiment' for comparing intervention patterns. This study reports on a large quantitative, descriptive study focusing on children in contact with children's services on a single date in 2015. It found that children's chances of receiving a child protection intervention was primarily related to family socio-economic circumstances, measured by neighbourhood deprivation, within all four countries and in every local area. There was a strong social gradient which was significantly steeper in some countries than others. Ethnicity was another important factor underlying inequalities. While inequalities in patterns of intervention between the four countries were considerable, they did not mirror relative levels of deprivation in the child population. Inequalities in intervention rates result from a combination of demand and supply factors. The level and extent of inequity raise profound ethical, economic and practical challenges to those involved in child protection, the wider society and the state.

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Child welfare inequalities in the four nations of the UK

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“…This household survey has enabled many countries to obtain information for their jurisdiction that is comparable to other countries in several areas such as health, education and child protection. One analysis stemming from MICS relates to parental child disciplinary practices in several low and middle income countries (Fluke et al 2010).…”

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