Changes in reports and incidence of child abuse following natural disasters
Changes in reports and incidence of child abuse following natural disasters
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DOI：
10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00176-9
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发表时间：
2000-09-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Berry, EH
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作者：
Curtis, T;Miller, BC;Berry, EH
目的：本研究的目的是调查是否有一个更高的发生率的虐待儿童以下重大自然灾害。方法：虐待儿童的报告和证实进行了分析，县，1年前和后的飓风雨果，洛马普列塔地震，和飓风安德鲁。如果损害范围很广，县是总统灾难声明的一部分，如果有一个稳定的数据收集系统，则将县包括在内。结果：根据对数字、比率和比例的分析，三次灾难事件中有两次发生后的季度和半年，儿童虐待报告不成比例地高（雨果飓风和洛马普列塔地震）.结论：所提出的大多数（但不是全部）证据表明，重大灾害后虐待儿童的现象加剧。需要解决概念和方法问题，以更有说服力地回答自然灾害后虐待儿童现象是否增加的问题。需要根据最近发生的灾害事件复制这项研究。(C)2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate if there is a higher incidence of child abuse following major natural disasters.Methodology: Child abuse reports and substantiations were analyzed, by county, for 1 year before and after Hurricane Hugo, the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and Hurricane Andrew. Counties were included if damage was widespread, the county was part of a presidential disaster declaration, and if there was a stable data collection system in place.Results: Based on analyses of numbers, rates, and proportions, child abuse reports were disproportionately higher in the quarter and half year following two of the three disaster events (Hurricane Hugo and Loma Prieta Earthquake).Conclusions: Most, but not all, of the evidence presented indicates that child abuse escalates after major disasters. Conceptual and methodological issues need to be resolved to more conclusively answer the question about whether or not child abuse increases in the wake of natural disasters. Replications of this research are needed based on more recent disaster events. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.