Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

Impact of physical abuse on growth and development of children aged 3-5 years in rural Vidarbha

Tendolkar V. D.

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:20.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Child abuse has serious physical and psycho-social consequences which adversely affect the health and overall well-being of a child. It is violation of the basic human rights of a child and is an outcome of a set of inter-related familial, social, psychological and economic factors. Child abuse leads to emotional, physical, economic and sometimes legal consequences for the children aged 3-5 years.It is a globally prevalent and preventable phenomenon. Objectives of the study were 1) To identify the relationship between parent reported physical abuse and cognitive development, 2) To identify the relationship between parent reported physical abuse and motor development, 3) To identify the relationship between child reported physical abuse and cognitive development and 4) To identify the relationship between child reported physical abuse and motor development of the children Material used for data collection include Physical abuse questionnaire and observation and response sheet for motor growth and cognitive development. A cross sectional study among 200 each parents and children in the age 3-5 years old was conducted in rural areas of Vidarbha region.A statistically significant correlation was found between assaulting the child and cognitive development of the children as reported by the children. Negative non significant weak relationships of cognitive and motor development were found with slapping, pinching, starving, beating, pushing/pulling the child and locking the child alone in a room as reported by both the parents and the children themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p>