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  • Disability Studies

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  • Child abuse is a significant public health concern.
  • Understanding demographic disparities in abuse is crucial for targeted interventions.
  • The intersection of disability and gender in child abuse requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the gender proportions of boys and girls across various child abuse categories.
  • To examine if gender proportions in child abuse differ for children with and without disabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 1,249 child abuse case files involving 1,834 children from U.S. reporting districts.
  • Identification of gender and disability status for children across age and abuse categories.
  • Chi-square analyses to assess the relationship between disability, gender, and abuse type.

Main Results:

  • Boys were more frequently physically abused and neglected; girls were more frequently sexually abused.
  • Boys with disabilities were overrepresented in all abuse categories.
  • Abused children with disabilities showed significantly different gender proportions (65% boys) compared to those without disabilities (slightly over half girls).

Conclusions:

  • Boys constitute a larger proportion of disabled children experiencing physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect.
  • The interaction between gender and disability status in child abuse warrants further exploration of underlying causes.
  • Findings highlight the need for disability- and gender-informed child protection strategies.