Corporal Punishment: Risk Factors and Frequency among a Sample of Egyptian Children Attending Primary Care Centers | ||
| The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal | ||
| Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 1-14 PDF (829.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/efmj.2019.67529 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shaymaa Khalil* 1; Soheir H. El-Ghonemy2; Ghada E. Amin3; Maha M. Wahdan3 | ||
| 1Family Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams University | ||
| 2Neuropsychiatry department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Public Health department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background:Worldwide, the use of corporal punishment (CP) remains one of the most used methods to discipline children despite the empircial research on its negative outcomes. Objectives : (i) to identify the prevalence of CP (ii) to identify the socio-demographic risk factors (iii) to identify reasons for using CP, (iv) to assess mothers' knowledge about CP outcomes. Methods: Cross-sectional survey with a structured questionnaire was done on a sample of 298 Egyptian mothers of 2-14 years old children. Results: About (97%) of children were corporally punished. The significant predictors of mothers' use of CP were low socio-economic class, child age mother age and mother's childhood experience of CP. Maternal stress, anger, seeking are the most common reasons.Conclusions: CP is prevelant problem in Egypt, yet it's predictable and adjustbale. Primary care practitioners should be trained to offer parenting guidance especially where there is other health care provider. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: corporal punishment; socio-demographics; reasons; Knowledge | ||
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