Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Satakshi Chatterjee ¹, Arunangshu Giri ², Pradip Paul ³, Manigrib Bag ⁴, Swatee Biswas ⁵, Abanti Aich ⁶

Affiliations
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Management, Haldia Institute Management, Haldia, West Bengal, IN
2 Associate Professor, School of Management & Social Science, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, West Bengal, IN
3 Senior Manager (Retail Sales), Haldia Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Haldia, West Bengal, IN
4 Assistant Professor, Administration Department, Haldia Institute Management, Haldia, West Bengal, IN
5 Officer in Charge, Administration Department, Haldia Institute Management, Haldia, West Bengal, IN
6 Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Management, Haldia Institute of Health Sciences, IN

Abstract

Context: Child abuse is often neglected in the society. However, it should not be overlooked as this problem might become a major problem in the long run. Due to the hush-hush nature of this problem in the society, it is slowly creeping in as social stigma amongst the people which restricts the problem from being addressed directly. The main objective of the paper is to identify the health related factors of Child Abuse in present Indian socio-economic situation. The results of the study show that Child abuse is a growing peril in the Indian society and it must be addressed as soon as possible. Less research has been done in this field and there is a need to explore the various options in order to mitigate it. Adjusted odd ratios (OR) was used for the analysis of the data.

Keywords

Child Abuse, Child Health, Indian Socio-Economic Situation, Adjusted Odd Ratios (OR).

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Arunangshu Giri ¹, Satakshi Chatterjee ², Pradip Paul ³, Manigrib Bag ⁴, Abanti Aich ⁵, Swatee Biswas ⁶

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, School of Management & Social Science, Haldia Institute of Technology, IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Management, Haldia Institute Management, IN
3 Senior Manager (Retail Sales), Haldia Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., IN
4 Assistant Professor, School of Management & Social Science, Haldia Institute of Technology, IN
5 Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Management, Haldia Institute of Health Sciences, IN
6 Officer in Charge, Administration Department, Haldia Institute Management, Haldia, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Child abuse occurs in all cultural, income and ethnic groups and it can be broadly classified under physical, verbal, sexual, emotional or through neglect. It is often assumed that child abuse is an underlying problem encased in bigger problems like human trafficking, etc. The main objective of the paper is to identify the ischolar_main causal factors of this problem of Child Abuse. This study has identified seven factors which had some contribution to this problem and they are broadly classified as: health-related problems, physical-abuse-related factors, education-related factors, income-related factors, family-related factors,overall child development and socio-economic improvement. The data was collected with the help of a structured questionnaire using a Likert scale. The reliability as well as validity testing was done for this study. Furthermore, structural equaation modeling (SEM) was used for the analysis of the data.

Keywords

Child development, Child Abuse, Indian Scenario, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).

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