Sumba R O, Bwibo N O
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):688-92.
A survey of battered children was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi between 1st May 1989 and 30th April 1990. Twenty eight cases were identified and compared with twenty six controls, matched for age and sex. The battered children were likely to be aged between three and four years, with slight male predominance. The abusing parents tended to live in crowded environments, were younger in age, less educated and were less likely to be practising contraception. They were relatively new migrants to Nairobi and were socially isolated. The socio-economic and cultural issues are discussed.
1989年5月1日至1990年4月30日期间，在内罗毕的肯雅塔国家医院对受虐儿童进行了一项调查。共识别出28例病例，并与26名年龄和性别匹配的对照进行比较。受虐儿童年龄多在3至4岁之间，男性略占多数。施虐父母往往居住在拥挤的环境中，年龄较小，受教育程度较低，且不太可能采取避孕措施。他们是刚到内罗毕的新移民，在社会上处于孤立状态。文中对社会经济和文化问题进行了讨论。
