Child abuse in 28 developing and transitional countries-results from the multiple indicator cluster surveys

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Akmatov, Manas K ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Developing countries; Psychological and physical abuse; Transitional countries

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; BELARUS; BELIZE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; BURKINA FASO; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); GHANA; GUINEA-BISSAU; GUYANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAQ; JAMAICA; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; LAOS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTENEGRO (REPUBLIC); MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SERBIA; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TAJIKISTAN; TOGO; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UKRAINE; VIET NAM; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

AFRICA;

EID: 79952051515     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq168     Document Type: Article

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