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Intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment: Predictors of child emotional maltreatment among 11 to 17 years old children residing in communities of Karachi, Pakistan.
Lakhdir, Maryam Pyar Ali; Nathwani, Apsara Ali; Ali, Naureen Akber; Farooq, Salima; Azam, Syed Iqbal; Khaliq, Asif; Kadir, Muhammad Masood.
Afiliação
  • Lakhdir MPA; Aga Khan University, Department of Community Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: maryam.ali@aku.edu.
  • Nathwani AA; Aga Khan University, Department of Community Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: apsara.ali@aku.edu.
  • Ali NA; Aga Khan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: Naureen.akberali@aku.edu.
  • Farooq S; Aga Khan University Hospital, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: salima.farooq@aku.edu.
  • Azam SI; Aga Khan University, Department of Community Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: iqbal.azam@aku.edu.
  • Khaliq A; Aga Khan University Hospital, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: asif.khaliq@aku.edu.
  • Kadir MM; Aga Khan University, Department of Community Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: masood.kadir@aku.edu.
Child Abuse Negl ; 91: 109-115, 2019 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30856598
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Families where parents had childhood history of victimization may likely to abuse their children; hence contributing as an important predictor of child emotional maltreatment (CEM). This study aimed to determine the relationship of intergenerational abuse with CEM among 11-17 years old children residing in peri-urban and urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan.

METHOD:

Structured interviews were conducted with 800 children and parents-pair using validated questionnaire "International Child Abuse Screening Tool for Child (ICAST-C)" comprised of 4 domains. Domain of child emotional maltreatment was considered as outcome (CEM-score). The relationship between Parental history of childhood victimization and CEM-Score was measured using linear regression.

RESULTS:

The average CEM-score was came to be 19+5.2 among children whom parental history of childhood victimization was present (P < 0.001). The estimated mean CEM-score increased by 5.59 units (95% CI= {2.61, 8.51}) among children whom parents had a history of childhood victimization (Intergenerational abuse) with severe physical familial abuse.

CONCLUSION:

The current study provided evidence on intergenerational transmission of maltreatment suggesting early prevention to break the cycle of child maltreatment through generations. Preventive measures can be taken, once a parental history of childhood victimization has been identified, by providing appropriate services to those families who belong to lower socioeconomic status, where mothers are young, presence of siblings' rivalry/ bullying and/or violence among family members. However, these factors do not explain a complete causality of the intergenerational transmission therefore additional factors, for instance parenting styles must be taken into consideration.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pais / Maus-Tratos Infantis / Poder Familiar / Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pais / Maus-Tratos Infantis / Poder Familiar / Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article