Springthorpe B J, Oates R K, Hayes S C
Med J Aust. 1977 Nov 5;2(19):629-32.
One hundred children who attended a Sydney Paediatric Casualty Department with injuries, burns or ingestions of harmful substances were divided into two groups. One group (30 children) consisted of cases which were considered to be those of child abuse or neglect (CAN). In the other group (70 children) there was no suspicion of child abuse or neglect. This was regarded as the "simple accident" (SA) group. The 100 families were visited at home and interviewed about their child's health, child rearing practices, parental expectations for the child, and socioeconomic status. Factors which had a significant association with suspected child abuse and neglect were obstetric complications, prolonged stay in hospital in the first two years of life, low maternal regard for the child, unwed mother of Australian nationality, maternal social isolation, and family disruption during the parents' own childhood. These risk factors may enable the earlier identification of abused children.
一百名因受伤、烧伤或摄入有害物质而前往悉尼儿科急诊科就诊的儿童被分为两组。一组（30名儿童）由被认为是虐待或忽视儿童（CAN）的病例组成。另一组（70名儿童）则不存在虐待或忽视儿童的嫌疑。这组被视为“单纯意外”（SA）组。研究人员对这100个家庭进行了家访，询问了他们孩子的健康状况、育儿方式、父母对孩子的期望以及社会经济地位。与疑似虐待和忽视儿童有显著关联的因素包括产科并发症、出生后头两年住院时间延长、母亲对孩子的关爱不足、澳大利亚国籍的未婚母亲、母亲的社会孤立以及父母童年时期的家庭破裂。这些风险因素可能有助于更早地识别受虐待儿童。
