Prevalence and determinants of caregivers’ self‐reported child abuse among children aged 3–6 years in the south of Iran

Fatemi, Mohammad Javad; Afrashteh, Sima; Zahmatkesh, Soraya; Hemmati, Abdolrasool; Fararouei, Mohammad

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“…A number of paper in this issue focus on the prevalence and impact of multiple childhood abuse experiences. Mohammad Javad Fatemi et al (2022) draw attention to the high prevalence of child abuse in Southern Iran. Using a cross‐sectional survey, the research establishes prevalence rates of neglect, physical and verbal/emotional abuse of 26.4, 59.4 and 63.9 per cent, respectively, and identifies a number of social and family factors as significant in reducing abuse risk.…”

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This is the final issue of Child Abuse Review for 2022 as well as the end of our first year as co-editors of the journal. It has been a busy year, for us as editors and for the journal itself, and we are pleased to report there have been some significant achievements. Most notably, 2022 has seen a significant increase in the journal impact factor from 1.345 to 2.086, taking our ranking among Social Work journals from 33 out of 43 to 19 out of 43. While we would love to claim the credit for this, this is primarily down to the hard work and commitment of the previous editors, Peter Sidebotham and Jane Appleton. IWe would like to offer them our heartfelt thanks and congratulations for such an important achievement. We are also pleased note that, as we come to the close of the year, the journal continues to enjoy increasing numbers of submissions and published articles, as well as reduced publication turnaround times. This is a wonderful foundation to take us into the New Year and is a testimony to the hard work of our Associate Editors, reviewers, authors and all those who support and guide the development of the journal at both Wiley and the Association of Child Protection Professionals.In terms of our plans for next year, we are delighted to announce that we have a number of special issues that will draw together developing research and practice knowledge across a range of diverse and topical themes relevant to safeguarding professionals. These include:• Child Protection during the Perinatal Periodguest edited by Harriet Ward, Emeritus Professor,

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Social determinants of child abuse: Evidence from seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa

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Ameyaw,

Adde

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Background Child abuse is a dominant public health concern that permeates race, varied social contexts and culture. Child abuse comprises any act of omission or commission perpetrated by a child’s parent, caregiver, or other adult leading to harm, potential for, or any threat of harm to a child (below age 18), either intentional or unintentional. This subject has usually been explored by focusing on men. This study investigated the prevalence and social correlates of child abuse across seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods and materials Data was obtained from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 2013 and 2020. The outcome variable employed for this study was acts of child abuse (including shouting, striking, and slapping). Descriptive and inferential analyses were carried out. The descriptive analysis focused on the bivariate analysis between the country variable and the outcome variables. Multivariate analysis was, however, utilized to determine the relationship between the outcome variables and the respondents’ explanatory variables, using a binary logistic regression model. The adjusted odds ratios for each variable were calculated using a 95% confidence range. Results The proportion of women shouting at children was 72 percent. This ranged from 49.2 percent in Chad to 84.2 percent in Benin. The proportion of women striking children was 52.5 percent and this ranged from 37.1 percent in Chad to 63.8 percent in Benin. The odds of women striking their children was higher for those with children aged 10–14 (aOR = 1.18, CI = 1.03, 1.34), women with primary education (aOR = 1.25, CI = 1.17, 1.33), cohabiting women (aOR = 1.17, CI = 1.10, 1.25) and women who had experienced intimate partner violence (aOR = 1.06, CI = 1.00, 1.12). The odds of women shouting at their children was higher for those aged 30–34 years (aOR = 1.31, CI = 1.11, 1.55) and for working women (aOR = 1.43, 1.33, 1.56). The odds of women slapping their children was higher for those who justify wife-beating (aOR = 1.10, CI = 1.03, 1.16) and for women with richest wealth status (aOR = 1.25, CI = 1.17, 1.33). Conclusions The findings show that it is imperative for the governments of the countries studied, especially those with high prevalence like Benin, to consider parent-friendly and culturally acceptable non-formal educational initiatives that will dissuade parents and guardians from abusing children. Possibly, legal reforms that sanction harsher punishments to perpetrators of child abuse may help make child abuse less attractive to parents and guardians.

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Prevalence and determinants of caregivers’ self‐reported child abuse among children aged 3–6 years in the south of Iran

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