在德拉肯斯坦儿童健康研究 (DCHS) 中的早期儿童暴力暴露模式
Lucinda Tsunga1,2, Marilyn Lake1, Sarah L Halligan3
1Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Wellcome open research
|October 2, 2023
概括
年轻的南非儿童经历了高率的直接和间接暴力暴露,近一半的孩子在6岁时面临多重受害. 男孩更容易受到家庭暴力和多重受害.
科学领域:
- 童年发展儿童的发展.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 关于南非青年遭受暴力的先前研究主要是横截面的,专注于青少年.
- 现有的研究往往忽略了直接和间接的暴力形式和年轻年龄组.
- 这项研究通过检查南非学龄前儿童的暴力暴露来解决这些差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查南非学龄前儿童 (3-6岁) 的直接和间接暴力暴露情况.
- 为了识别各种类型的暴力暴露中的性别差异.
- 评估幼儿时期多重受害的发生率.
主要方法:
- 在一个城市周边社区南非出生队伍的纵向研究.
- 父母报告的终身直接和间接家庭和社区暴力暴露在3.5岁,4.5岁和6岁收集.
- 样本大小:在3.5岁时N=530,在4.5岁时N=749,在6岁时N=417.
主要成果:
- 暴力暴露的高患病率:72%-75%的儿童经历了某种形式的直接或间接暴力.
- 显著的多重受害者:49%的儿童在6岁时接触过多种暴力类型.
- 性别差异在4.5年后出现:男孩比女孩更容易受到家庭受害 (28%对17%) 和多受害者 (38%对28%).
结论:
- 年轻的南非儿童面临着大量的直接和间接暴力暴露.
- 男孩不成比例地受到家庭暴力和多重受害的影响.
- 迫切需要针对幼儿的社区和个人层面的暴力预防策略.
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