Admassu Fisseha, Nida Hailu, Belachew Tefera, Haileamlak Abraham
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Medical Sciences Faculty, Jimma University.
Ethiop Med J. 2006 Jan;44(1):9-16.
Corporal punishment of children has been used as a disciplinary measure to modify undesirable behavior of children worldwide. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the knowledge, attitudes and the extent that corporal punishment is practiced in the study area. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the residents of Assendabo town and its surroundings area form January 8-12, 2003. A total of 368 residents with at least one child living with them were selected and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS for windows version 11.0. The study revealed 310 (87.6%) of the parents employed child corporal punishment as a method of disciplining out of which nearly half of them claimed their action was for the ultimate benefit of their children. Only 12 (3.5%) of the parents reported infliction of trauma while punishing their children. There was no significant parental difference both in attitude and practice of child corporal punishment. Family income is found to affect both attitude and practice of corporal punishment. From this study it is concluded that the knowledge about the existence of a legal framework which protects a child from any form of abuse is low. The attitude towards avoidance of child corporal punishment is unfavorable and there is a high prevalence of child corporal punishment practiced.
在世界各地，体罚儿童一直被用作一种纪律措施，以纠正儿童的不良行为。本研究旨在确定研究区域内人们对体罚的认知、态度以及体罚行为的程度。2003年1月8日至12日，在阿森达博镇及其周边地区的居民中开展了一项横断面研究。共选取了368名至少有一个孩子与他们同住的居民，并使用结构化问卷进行访谈。数据使用SPSS for windows 11.0版本进行分析。研究显示，310名（87.6%）家长采用体罚儿童作为管教方式，其中近一半人称其行为是为了孩子的最终利益。只有12名（3.5%）家长报告在惩罚孩子时造成了创伤。在体罚儿童的态度和行为方面，家长之间没有显著差异。家庭收入被发现会影响体罚的态度和行为。从这项研究可以得出结论，人们对保护儿童免受任何形式虐待的法律框架的知晓率很低。避免体罚儿童的态度并不乐观，而且体罚儿童的现象非常普遍。
