Youssef R M, Attia M S, Kamel M I
Department of Public Health, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Child Abuse Negl. 1998 Oct;22(10):959-73. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2134(98)00077-5.
This study was undertaken to reveal the prevalence of corporal punishment in Alexandria and its' correlates with family background and child's behavior and characteristics.
A cross sectional survey targeting preparatory and secondary school children was conducted. The multistage random sample technique was adopted to select a representative sample of this population. Subjects were requested to complete a self-administered questionnaire to collect relevant information. Data were analyzed using the univariate and multivariate analyses.
This study revealed that more than one-third (37.47%) of children were disciplined physically in the form of beating and a few were also burned or tied. In 25.83% of them, this harsh discipline led to physical injuries of variable degrees of severity amounting to fractures, loss of consciousness, and permanent disability. Predictive family background for the use of corporal punishment were: living in an apartment shared with strangers; high crowding index; constant fights and quarrels between family members; lack of regular relation with relatives and acquaintance as well as an income insufficient to meet the family basic needs. Predictive child's characteristics and behavior included young age; disobedience; telling lies; destroying others' belongings; acting disrespectfully to parents; communicating poorly with their parents; running away from home; and poor school achievement, in addition to other determinants.
A proportion of children are subjected to extreme physical brutality amounting to abuse in a disciplinary context. Parents' education and the establishment of effective parent-child communication are deemed essential to combat this phenomenon.
本研究旨在揭示亚历山大港体罚的流行情况及其与家庭背景、孩子行为和特征的相关性。
针对初中和高中学生开展了一项横断面调查。采用多阶段随机抽样技术选取该人群的代表性样本。要求受试者完成一份自填式问卷以收集相关信息。使用单变量和多变量分析对数据进行分析。
本研究表明，超过三分之一（37.47%）的儿童曾遭受殴打形式的体罚，少数儿童还被烧伤或捆绑。其中25.83%的儿童因这种严厉体罚导致了不同程度的身体伤害，包括骨折、失去意识和永久性残疾。使用体罚的预测性家庭背景因素包括：与陌生人合住公寓；高拥挤指数；家庭成员间经常打架和争吵；与亲戚和熟人缺乏正常往来以及收入不足以满足家庭基本需求。预测性的孩子特征和行为包括年龄小；不听话；说谎；破坏他人财物；对父母不尊重；与父母沟通不畅；离家出走；学业成绩差，以及其他一些因素。
在纪律约束的背景下，有一定比例的儿童遭受了相当于虐待的极端身体暴力。家长教育和建立有效的亲子沟通被认为对于应对这一现象至关重要。
