Prevalence of child physical and sexual abuse in the community. Results from the Ontario Health Supplement.
JAMA
; 278(2): 131-5, 1997 Jul 09.
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Although child maltreatment is considered common, few community surveys have examined the prevalence of more than 1 type of maltreatment among both males and females. OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of a history of physical and sexual abuse during childhood among the general population.DESIGN:
General population survey.SETTING:
Household dwellings in the province of Ontario, Canada.PARTICIPANTS:
A random sample (N=9953) of residents aged 15 years and older participated in the Ontario Health Supplement. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Self-administered questionnaire about a history of physical and sexual abuse in childhood.RESULTS:
A history of child physical abuse was reported more often by males (31.2%) than females (21.1%), while sexual abuse during childhood was more commonly reported by females (12.8%) than males (4.3%). Severe physical abuse was reported by similar proportions of males (10.7%) and females (9.2%). A greater percentage of females reported a history of severe sexual abuse (11.1%) compared with males (3.9%). Age of the respondent was not significantly associated with childhood abuse within any category for males. However, for females, the reported prevalence in childhood of sexual abuse, co-occurrence of physical and sexual abuse, and both categories of severe abuse decreased with increasing age of the respondent.CONCLUSIONS:
A history of childhood maltreatment among Ontario residents is common. Child abuse may be more prevalent in younger women compared with older women, or there may be a greater willingness among younger women to report abuse.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Maus-Tratos Infantis
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JAMA
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá