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MATERNAL AND CHILD CYCLE OF ABUSE: A SURVEY STUDY IN EGYPT

Article

Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

Subjects

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Tags

• Violence, Assault and Injury, Domestic Violence

Abstract

Background: Domestic violence is a global problem, mostly affecting women and children. Domestic violence can be physical, emotional, or sexual. In families where mothers are exposed to domestic violence, there is a higher incidence of children being exposed to violence. Certain patterns of skeletal injuries are frequently observed in cases of abuse and domestic violence. Knowing these patterns can raise suspicion in the emergency department to cases of child abuse. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to identify the demographic determinants and the risk factors related to maternal and child domestic violence, as well as to determine the exposure to violence relationship between the mother and the child. Subjects and Methods: An online survey was performed on 181 participants from mothers via an online Google form that was distributed across the most widely used social media platforms. The survey's link was shared along with a statement explaining its purpose. Results: There was a highly statistically significant relationship between the mother's and the child's exposure to violence (P value = 0.000). Females between 31 and 40 years old were the most affected by domestic violence. Children at younger ages were the most vulnerable to physical abuse, and the father was the most common offender.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2024.302552.1334

Keywords

maternal, Child, violence, Cycle of abuse

Authors

First Name

Mai

Last Name

Mahrous

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mai_mahrous2@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

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Orcid

0000-0003-1472-4686

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Eid

MiddleName

Abdullah Mostafa

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

heba.abdullah@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-7349-7578

First Name

Wessam

Last Name

Abousenna

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Orthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

wessamabousenna@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Abdel Razik

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mohamed.mustafa@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Issak

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

missak1978@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-8026-6858

Volume

24

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

50009

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-07-21

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

93

Page End

106

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

Link

https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/article_384658.html

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=384658

Order

384,658

Type

Original Article

Type Code

429

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

Publication Link

https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

MATERNAL AND CHILD CYCLE OF ABUSE: A SURVEY STUDY IN EGYPT

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Article

Created At

23 Dec 2024