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Ghorbani S A, Naseri N S, Saffarian Tousi M R, Ormoz E. The Effects of Parents’ General Health and Substance Dependence on Child Abuse. MEJDS 2020; 10 :208-208
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1- Department of Faculty of Educational Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University
2- Department of Mathematics, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University
2- Department of Mathematics, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Background & Objectives: Abuse of children has harmful effects on their health and well–being. Besides, it results in anxiety, depression, the risk of suicide, antisocial behaviors, and substance abuse. A significant characteristic that affects child abuse is the general health of parents. Another essential component that affects children's misconduct is substance abuse and dependence. Accordingly, this study investigated the role of parents’ general health and substance dependence to child abuse.
Methods: The present study was correlational research. The statistical population of the current study included all <18–year–old children in Torbat Heydarieh City, Iran, and their parents in 2017. The study sample size was calculated as 146 individuals. Of these, 73 children who were affiliated with the Urmia Emergency Department of Torbat–e–Hyderia and reported one type of child abuse were selected through the purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, 73 other children were selected through a cluster random sampling approach. To collect the required data, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire was used. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS using logistic regression analysis at P<0.05, and Hosmer–Lemeshow test at p<0.05.
Results: The present study results revealed that among the components of the general health of parents, except for the physical aspect (P=0.739), anxiety, social, and depression dimensions had significant effects (p=0.009, p=0.007, p=0.049, respectively) on the odds of child abuse. By decline in health status in each of the dimensions mentioned, the rate of child abuse increased. The achieved data also indicated that parental substance abuse affected the probability of child abuse (p<0.001). This finding suggests that the frequency of child abuse increases with substance misuse in parents.
Conclusion: The general health of parents affects the odds of child abuse. Substance abuse impacts the odds of child abuse, and the rate of child abuse increases with parental substance abuse. Therefore, paying attention to biopsychosocial, cultural, and environmental health of this population is necessary.
Methods: The present study was correlational research. The statistical population of the current study included all <18–year–old children in Torbat Heydarieh City, Iran, and their parents in 2017. The study sample size was calculated as 146 individuals. Of these, 73 children who were affiliated with the Urmia Emergency Department of Torbat–e–Hyderia and reported one type of child abuse were selected through the purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, 73 other children were selected through a cluster random sampling approach. To collect the required data, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire was used. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS using logistic regression analysis at P<0.05, and Hosmer–Lemeshow test at p<0.05.
Results: The present study results revealed that among the components of the general health of parents, except for the physical aspect (P=0.739), anxiety, social, and depression dimensions had significant effects (p=0.009, p=0.007, p=0.049, respectively) on the odds of child abuse. By decline in health status in each of the dimensions mentioned, the rate of child abuse increased. The achieved data also indicated that parental substance abuse affected the probability of child abuse (p<0.001). This finding suggests that the frequency of child abuse increases with substance misuse in parents.
Conclusion: The general health of parents affects the odds of child abuse. Substance abuse impacts the odds of child abuse, and the rate of child abuse increases with parental substance abuse. Therefore, paying attention to biopsychosocial, cultural, and environmental health of this population is necessary.
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