title: Child abuse in Papua New Guinea.
abstract: This paper is a report on two children who suffered severe abuse including sexual abuse who were referred to the Port Moresby General Hospital for consultation and treatment. Two case reports are discussed on the basis of literature review of Child Abuse in Papua New Guinea. This is followed by conclusion and recommendations for preventing child abuse in Papua New Guinea.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ambihaipahar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors