Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados

Background: Child maltreatment is recognised as a significant health problem in developed countries. There is increasing awareness on family violence in Chile, becoming a health priority in the last five years, but there is scant information about its prevalence. Aim: Determine prevalence of child a...

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Autores principales:	Vizcarra L,María Beatriz, Cortés M,Julia, Bustos M,Luis, Alarcón E,Marina, Muñoz N,Sergio
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2001
Materias:	Aggression Battered child syndrome Mandatory reporting Violence
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720010012000082005-11-22Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociadosVizcarra L,María BeatrizCortés M,JuliaBustos M,LuisAlarcón E,MarinaMuñoz N,Sergio Aggression Battered child syndrome Mandatory reporting Violence Background: Child maltreatment is recognised as a significant health problem in developed countries. There is increasing awareness on family violence in Chile, becoming a health priority in the last five years, but there is scant information about its prevalence. Aim: Determine prevalence of child abuse, and associated factors in a population sample from Temuco, Chile. Material and methods: A standardised questionnaire was applied to a sample of 422 women at their homes. Instrument had questions about disciplinary practices by caretakers, a standardised questionnaire to assess mental health, as measures of risk and protective factors for violence Results: The prevalence of psychological aggression delivered by mothers or fathers was 17.5% and 6.8 % respectively. The figures for corporal punishment delivered by mother or fathers were 42.3% and 17% respectively. Three percent of mothers and 1.2% of fathers recognised severe physical abuse. Associated factors were mother impaired mental health, antecedents of child abuse in both parents, parents alcohol abuse and child emotional/behavioral problem. Conclusion: Child abuse is a extended significant problem in Temuco that requires multidisciplinary intervention programs (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1425-32)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.129 n.12 20012001-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001001200008es10.4067/S0034-98872001001200008
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spellingShingle	Aggression Battered child syndrome Mandatory reporting Violence Vizcarra L,María Beatriz Cortés M,Julia Bustos M,Luis Alarcón E,Marina Muñoz N,Sergio Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados
description	Background: Child maltreatment is recognised as a significant health problem in developed countries. There is increasing awareness on family violence in Chile, becoming a health priority in the last five years, but there is scant information about its prevalence. Aim: Determine prevalence of child abuse, and associated factors in a population sample from Temuco, Chile. Material and methods: A standardised questionnaire was applied to a sample of 422 women at their homes. Instrument had questions about disciplinary practices by caretakers, a standardised questionnaire to assess mental health, as measures of risk and protective factors for violence Results: The prevalence of psychological aggression delivered by mothers or fathers was 17.5% and 6.8 % respectively. The figures for corporal punishment delivered by mother or fathers were 42.3% and 17% respectively. Three percent of mothers and 1.2% of fathers recognised severe physical abuse. Associated factors were mother impaired mental health, antecedents of child abuse in both parents, parents alcohol abuse and child emotional/behavioral problem. Conclusion: Child abuse is a extended significant problem in Temuco that requires multidisciplinary intervention programs (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1425-32)
author	Vizcarra L,María Beatriz Cortés M,Julia Bustos M,Luis Alarcón E,Marina Muñoz N,Sergio
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title	Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados
title_short	Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados
title_full	Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados
title_fullStr	Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados
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publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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Maltrato infantil en la ciudad de Temuco: Estudio de prevalencia y factores asociados

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