Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2014 Jan;29(1):186-97. doi: 10.1177/0886260513504643. Epub 2013 Oct 3.
The issue of how to best collect child maltreatment data is a key concern within the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). We argue that maltreatment data can be collected from children, adolescents, and parents with approaches that are accurate, methodologically robust, legal, and ethical. It has been done in other countries. First, we clarify ongoing child maltreatment data collection by the Canadian government and address PHAC initiatives to include child maltreatment questions in national contemporaneous surveys. Second, we identify examples of population-based studies with child, adolescent, and parent respondents. Third, we highlight some measurement considerations. Fourth, we address ethical considerations in conducting this type of research.
如何最好地收集儿童虐待数据是加拿大公共卫生署（PHAC）关注的一个关键问题。我们认为，可以通过准确、方法上可靠、合法和合乎道德的方法从儿童、青少年和父母那里收集虐待数据。其他国家已经这样做了。首先，我们澄清加拿大政府正在进行的儿童虐待数据收集，并解决 PHAC 的倡议，即在全国同期调查中纳入儿童虐待问题。其次，我们确定了一些基于人群的研究，其中有儿童、青少年和父母的受访者。第三，我们强调了一些测量方面的考虑因素。第四，我们讨论了在进行这种类型的研究时的伦理考虑。
