ABSTRACT
This study in 2005 aimed to investigate the services available for abused and neglected children in the occupied Palestinian territory. Telephone interviews were conducted with 62 institutions from the government, non-profit and private sectors that dealt with child abuse and neglect, of which 58 provided services. Services offered were mainly in psychosocial health. Usually abused children were brought to service providers by family members and teachers. Common types of abuse seen at these institutions were physical, psychological and sexual abuse. Interviewees reported most cases of abuse occurred in the home and at school. Challenges were related mainly to sociocultural issues, training, funding and the military occupation.
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Child Abuse , Child Health Services/organization & administration , Child , Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data , Child Abuse/therapy , Health Planning/organization & administration , Health Planning Guidelines , Health Services Research , Humans , Mandatory Reporting , Middle East/epidemiology , Needs Assessment/organization & administration , Poverty , Severity of Illness Index , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This study in 2005 aimed to investigate the services available for abused and neglected children in the occupied Palestinian territory. Telephone interviews were conducted with 62 institutions from the government, non-profit and private sectors that dealt with child abuse and neglect, of which 58 provided services. Services offered were mainly in psychosocial health. Usually abused children were brought to service providers by family members and teachers. Common types of abuse seen at these institutions were physical, psychological and sexual abuse. Interviewees reported most cases of abuse occurred in the home and at school. Challenges were related mainly to sociocultural issues, training, funding and the military occupation
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Surveys and Questionnaires , Child Abuse, Sexual , United Nations , Family , Socioeconomic Factors , Child Welfare , Child Health Services , Child AbuseABSTRACT
This paper presents the main findings of an analysis linking the dependent variable - anemia in pre-school children - to its determinants, to identify priority groups for action. The study was a cross sectional survey of randomly selected pre-school children 6-59 months (n = 3331) in the occupied Palestinian territory during the current uprising. Anemia (Hb <11 g/dl) in children was determined by a blood sample. Other indicators were examined; 24 variables related to the family, housing, maternal and child characteristics, in addition to changes in income and food intake that occurred during the uprising. Multivariate analysis revealed that anemia was independently related to reduction in income, iron intake, infrequent gastrointestinal infections, stunting and current breast feeding status. In addition, region was an independent risk factor for anemia - in the West Bank there were fewer anemic children in the age group 6-35 months compared to children from the same age group living in the Gaza Strip.