Prevalence and pattern of child maltreatment at home among secondary school students in Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107090

Abayomi T. Olarinmoye , Obioma C. Uchendu

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Abstract

Background

Child maltreatment is an action that endangers a child's health or survival and is often committed by individuals in positions of responsibility, trust, or power. The extent of maltreatment among secondary school students in developing countries, including Nigeria, requires further exploration, and evaluating this burden can inform preventive interventions.

Objective

The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, pattern and factors associated with maltreatment at home among secondary school students in Ibadan North LGA, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Participants and setting

A cross-sectional study including 422 students in secondary school was conducted in randomly selected secondary schools in Ibadan North LGA, Nigeria using a multistage-sampling procedure to select students.

Methods

The study used a pre-tested, semi-structured, questionnaire administered by the interviewer, incorporating questions on sociodemographic and the child home version of the ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool (ICAST-CH). Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test, done by setting the significance level at 5 %.

Results

Respondents had a mean age of 13.9 ± 1.8 years, with 52.1 % being female and 69.5 % living with their parents. More than a quarter (26.8 %) of the respondents experienced all forms of maltreatment, with emotional and physical maltreatment rates at 85.3 % and 81.8 %, respectively, and neglect and sexual maltreatment at 47.4 % and 55.9 %. Age, school type, Parental education, and living arrangements were significantly associated with experience of all forms of maltreatment.

Conclusions

All child maltreatment forms were significantly present among the students. Measures like engaging parents/guardians through parenting programs and sensitization efforts are crucial in reducing the occurrence of maltreatment.

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尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹北部地方政府中学生在家中虐待儿童的普遍程度和模式。

背景：虐待儿童是一种危及儿童健康或生存的行为，通常由身负责任、信任或权力的个人所为。包括尼日利亚在内的发展中国家中学生受虐待的程度需要进一步探讨，对这一负担进行评估可为预防性干预措施提供依据：本研究旨在评估尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹北部地方行政区中学生遭受家庭虐待的普遍程度、模式和相关因素：采用多阶段抽样程序在尼日利亚伊巴丹北区随机抽取的中学中对 422 名中学生进行了横断面研究：研究使用了一份预先测试过的半结构化问卷，由访谈者进行管理，其中包括社会人口学问题和 ISPCAN 儿童虐待筛查工具（ICAST-CH）的儿童家庭版问题。数据分析包括描述性统计和卡方检验，显著性水平设定为 5%：受访者的平均年龄为（13.9 ± 1.8）岁，52.1%为女性，69.5%与父母同住。超过四分之一（26.8%）的受访者遭受过各种形式的虐待，其中情感虐待和身体虐待的比例分别为 85.3% 和 81.8%，忽视虐待和性虐待的比例分别为 47.4% 和 55.9%。年龄、学校类型、父母教育程度和生活安排与所有形式的虐待经历都有显著关联：结论：所有形式的虐待儿童现象在学生中都很普遍。通过亲职教育计划和宣传活动让父母/监护人参与进来等措施对于减少虐待的发生至关重要。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

10.40%

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397

期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.