Gu Chao-mei, Sun Ye-huan, Yang Lin-sheng, Han Teng-wei, Wang Tie-zhu, Sun Ying, Cao Qing-qing
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2011 Dec;32(12):1212-5.
To understand the status and influential factors of those neglect of left-behind children in rural area, and to provide bases for the development of intervention measures.
2917 students were selected as the study subjects from Changfeng county of Anhui province with cluster sampling method and were evaluated by a Parents-Child Conflict Tactics Scales and questionnaire on influential factors.
1694 left-behind children, accounted for 58.1% of the total students, were surveyed in this investigation. The prevalence rates of neglect, among total children, left-behind children, non-left-behind children were 67.4%, 70.2%, 63.5%, respectively. The prevalence of neglect among left-behind children was higher than that among non-left-behind children (χ(2) = 14.322, P < 0.000). There were no significant associations with the neglect rate of left-behind children regarding gender or age differences. Result from multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the neglect among the left-behind children were associated with family dysfunction (OR values of moderate and serious family dysfunctions compared to good family function were 1.628 and 2.341, respectively) and the rate of keeping in touch with parents (OR values of sometimes and seldom keeping in touch compared to regular in touch were 1.299 and 1.844, respectively). The starting age of being left-behind (OR values of starting age that being left-behind from 6 to 10 and ≤ 5 years relative to starting age of left-behind ≥ 11 years were 0.703 and 0.630, respectively) appeared to be the protection factor to the neglect of those left-behind children.
Our findings indicated that the status of neglect among the left-behind children was serious. Prevention programs on the issue should target on a number of factors, including the characteristics of the children them-selves, as well as on the family of the children.
了解农村留守儿童忽视现状及其影响因素,为制定干预措施提供依据。
采用整群抽样法选取安徽省长丰县2917名学生作为研究对象,应用亲子冲突策略量表及影响因素调查问卷进行测评。
本次调查共纳入留守儿童1694名,占学生总数的58.1%。儿童总体、留守儿童、非留守儿童忽视发生率分别为67.4%、70.2%、63.5%。留守儿童忽视发生率高于非留守儿童(χ(2)=14.322,P<0.000)。留守儿童忽视发生率在性别和年龄上差异无统计学意义。多因素logistic回归分析结果显示,留守儿童忽视与家庭功能障碍(与良好家庭功能相比,中度和重度家庭功能障碍的OR值分别为1.628和2.341)及与父母联系频率(与经常联系相比,有时和很少联系的OR值分别为1.299和1.844)有关。留守儿童留守起始年龄(与11岁及以上相比,6至10岁及5岁及以下起始留守的OR值分别为0.703和0.630)是留守儿童忽视的保护因素。
研究结果表明,留守儿童忽视状况严重。针对该问题的预防项目应针对多种因素,包括儿童自身特征及其家庭因素。