Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment in Iranian schoolchildren
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2015; 21 (11): 819-827
in English
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| ID: emr-174804
ABSTRACT
Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment have not been studied using the concentration index as an indicator of inequality. The study aimed to assess the association of child maltreatment with socioeconomic status among schoolchildren in Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of Iran. In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire based on the ISPCAN Child Maltreatment Screening ToolChildren's Version and the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire was filled by 1028 children aged 914 years, selected through multistage stratified random sampling. The concentration indices for economic inequality were 0.086 for any type of child maltreatment and 0.155, 0.098 and 0.139 for the physical, psychological and neglect subtypes of maltreatment respectively. The number of children and the economic status of the family also showed a significant association with child maltreatment in all 3 subtypes. Appropriate planning for effective interventions for at-risk children of lower socioeconomic status should be considered by the relevant decision-makers
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Students
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Child
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2015
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