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Violence against children: a challenge for public health in Pakistan

Adnan Ali Hyder1, Fauzia Aman Malik

  • 1Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Suite E8142, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ahyder@jhsph.edu

Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
|November 8, 2007
PubMed

Insights

Violence against children is a global public health issue. In Pakistan, poverty and poor legal protections create risks, but more data is needed to understand its full impact and inform policy.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Violence against children is a global public health concern identified by the World Health Organization.
  • Developing nations face significant challenges in addressing child violence.
  • Pakistan serves as a case study to explore these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore violence against children as a challenge in developing countries.
  • To assess the magnitude and policy impact of child violence in Pakistan.
  • To review existing literature and identify research gaps.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of existing research and literature on violence against children.
  • Assessment of the magnitude of the challenge and its impact on policy.
  • Analysis of Pakistan as a case study, noting limitations in existing data.

Main Results:

  • Macro risk factors like poverty, poor legal protections, illiteracy, large family size, and unemployment contribute to an environment enabling violence against children.
  • Existing research in Pakistan is largely observational, descriptive, and anecdotal.
  • Lack of empirical data hinders accurate assessment of the issue's magnitude and consequences.

Conclusions:

  • Focused research is crucial to determine the prevalence of violence against children in Pakistan.
  • Further investigation is needed to identify effective interventions and inform policy development.
  • Understanding the full extent of health problems and lost human potential is essential.

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