Skeen S., Mark Tomlinson M., A public health approach to preventing child abuse in low- and middle-income countries: A call for action
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Abstract
Violence against children is prevalent across all countries and cultures, with the burden of child injury and violence heaviest in low– and middle-income (LAMI) settings. There are several types of program to prevent child abuse, with family-based approaches to prevention being the most comprehensively researched and successful interventions in high-income settings. In LAMI countries, however, there is very little research evidence for the prevention of child abuse. We conducted a systematic search of relevant databases for studies published between 1995 and 2011 and the search revealed only one relevant study. There is thus a need for research into child maltreatment prevention in LAMI settings, taking account of local resources and contexts. In the light of the lack of evidence, we focus on two case studies that document the use of home visiting by community health workers perinatally to improve maternal and child outcomes. We propose four areas for action moving forward, including increased investment in early intervention and prevention programs, development of a research agenda that prioritizes prevention research, integration of implementation research into efforts to scale up interventions, and improving systematically collected information on child maltreatment.
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2. Barlow, J., Simkiss, D., & Stewart-Brown, S.
(2006).Interventions to prevent or ameliorate child physical abuse and neglect: Findings from a systematic review of reviews. Journal of Children’s Services, 1, 6–28.
3. Bhutta, Z. A., Thaver, D., Akram, D. S., & Khan, M. (2004). A situation and program analysis of malnutrition among women and children In Pakistan: Can we break the time warp? Maternal and child health in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities (Vol. 1, pp. 151–172). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
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(2009). Improving quality of mother–infant relationship and infant attachment in socioeconomically deprived community in South Africa: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 338, b974.
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(1997). Long-term effects of home visitation on maternal life course and child abuse and neglect. Fifteen-year follow-up of a randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 278, 637–643.
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