Alsehaimi Aref, Barron Ian, Hodson Ann
1School of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland UK.
2Department of Social Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2017 Jun 29;12(1):107-117. doi: 10.1007/s40653-017-0167-7. eCollection 2019 Mar.
A systematic review was conducted to find out what is known about the prevalence and nature of physical child abuse in Saudi. The review identified 15 abuse prevalence studies carried out in Saudi Arabia between 1998 and 2016, written in English or Arabic. An analysis of these revealed the known prevalence of different types of child abuse, the relationship of the abuser to the victim, and the level of awareness among school professionals of procedures and programs in Saudi to protect children from abuse. The review revealed many shortcomings of existing literature, including a paucity of published studies, lack of rigor in research design, an absence of data from many parts of the country, and an emphasis on hospital reports rather than data collected directly from victims. Studies conducted to date suggest that physical abuse of children is more widespread and severe in the Kingdom than previously acknowledged.
开展了一项系统综述，以查明关于沙特儿童身体虐待的患病率及性质的已知情况。该综述确定了1998年至2016年间在沙特阿拉伯开展的15项关于虐待患病率的研究，这些研究以英文或阿拉伯文撰写。对这些研究的分析揭示了不同类型儿童虐待的已知患病率、施虐者与受害者的关系，以及沙特学校专业人员对保护儿童免受虐待的程序和方案的认知水平。该综述揭示了现有文献的许多缺陷，包括发表的研究数量稀少、研究设计缺乏严谨性、该国许多地区缺乏数据，以及侧重于医院报告而非直接从受害者收集的数据。迄今为止开展的研究表明，沙特儿童身体虐待的普遍程度和严重程度比此前公认的更高。
