MINDSHARE • Volume 2 Issue 4 • An analysis on the Prime Factors...
Introduction Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing a child from his/her family and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. Child abuse is "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm". A person who feels the need to abuse or neglect a child may be described as a “pedopath” [1]. Child abuse can take several forms: The four main types are physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect. A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect is the Foundation for Practice, and Office on Child Abuse and doctor. There are many effects of child neglect, such as children not being able to interact with other children around them. The continuous refusal of a child's basic needs is considered chronic neglect [2]. A child abuse fatality is when a child's death is the result of abuse or neglect, or when abuse and/or neglect are contributing factors to a child's death. In India, 1,730 children died in 2008 due to factors related to abuse; this is a rate of 2 per 100,000 Indian children. Child abuse fatalities are widely recognized as being undercounted; it is estimated that between 6085% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates. Younger children are at a much higher risk for being killed [3]. Girls and boys, however, are killed at similar rates. Caregivers, and specifically mothers, are more likely to be the perpetrators
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of a child abuse fatality, than anyone else, including strangers, relatives, and non-relative caregivers. Family situations which place children at risk include moving, unemployment, having non-family members living in the household. This paper reports a study that investigated the factors of child abuse use in India. The focus is on the major reasons for which children are being abused every day, and how it can be prevented and avoided. Methodology The study was carried out with 100 children in Salem. In order to grasp a general feeling about child abuse, the study took place in familiar settings. Samples were interviewed in places where they normally spend t i m e e . g . h o m e , e d u cat i o n a l institutions, shopping mall, recreation club and internet browsing centers. The interview framework was set in advance and scheduled for one hour, but some questions were adapted to individuals during the session. In order to grasp a general feeling about child abuse, interviews were informal and toned like a friendly chat. Several types of data were collected. Later the data collected were analyzed with user-centered methods. Participants 100 numbers of children both male and female aged 6-17, took part in the study. All the children are born and living in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Also they are all attending fulltime public or private schools in Salem. Materials and Methods Materials This was a child-based study
Umarani, R
with a cross sectional design, evaluating all children in the age group of 6-17. Sample size is totaled to 100. The instrument used was an interview targeting the children. The interview was designed to include items related to the reasons for their abuse. The instrument was applied to each participant. Children in different age group in different parts of Salem, Tamil Nadu took part in the study. Reasons for child abuse The outcome used in the data analysis was primary reasons for child abuse in India. The following are the primary reasons given by the children in the age group of 6-17 for their abuse. Family income level. Domestic violence Single parents Child-rearing practices Low self-confidence Past history of abuse Drug and alcohol problems The child has physical or mental handicaps These reasons are hereafter referred as S1, S2, S3,…..S8 respectively. The youth were divided into three age groups as 6-9, 10-13, and 14-17. Then, the total number of children abused for each reason in each age group is found out and tabulated. Methods The initial raw data matrix is formed by taking these factors as the columns and the age groups of children in years 6-9, 10-13 and 14-17 as the rows. The analysis of the reasons of social networks usage is a five-stage process [4]. In the first stage, the raw data is represented as a matrix.
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