Association between Parental Addiction and Types of Child Abuse in High-School Students of Kerman, Iran.
BACKGROUND
Child abuse is one of the vulnerabilities that threaten child's physical and mental health in childhood and is associated with serious short-term and long-term complications. The present study aimed to review the association of parental addiction with types of child abuse in high-school students of Kerman, Iran.


METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, 360 students were recruited and studied through cluster sampling method. Abuse and the related factors were assessed using a standard self-report 48-item questionnaire.


RESULTS
Average child abuse among the study subjects was 27.6%. Physical behavior, negligence, and emotional abuse were seen in 9.7%, 23.6%, and 17.9% of the subjects, respectively. Parental addiction had a significant association (P = 0.001) with incidence of all the child abuse domains.


CONCLUSIONS
Special consideration to families of addicted parents and early identification of child abuse cases may prevent the adverse side effects.
Researcher, Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir
A
Eslami-Shahrbabaki
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience Center, Institue of Neuropharmacology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital AND Department of Psychiatry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mahin
M
Eslami-Shahrbabaki
Student of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Maryam
M
Kalantari
Addiction; Child abuse; Emotional abuse; Neglect; Parents; Physical abuse