title: [Status analysis on child neglect of rural pupils aged 6-11 year-old in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze pupils' neglect status aged 6-11 years in China's rural.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the principle of multi-stage stratified cluster sampling, to extract 7,943 pupils aged 6-11 years for the survey from 56 primary schools in 28 counties in nine provinces, from December 2012 to March 2013. Proceed questionnaire survey by the scale from "Neglect Evaluation Norms for pupils aged 6-8 years in Rural Areas of China" and "Neglect Evaluation Norms for pupils aged 9-11 years in Rural Areas of China". And analyze neglect rates and neglect degrees of the different grades, gender, family types and different levels of neglect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total neglect rate of China's rural pupils aged 6-8 and 9-11 years was 40.2% (1,258/3,130) and 42.5% (1,498/3,526) respectively, which differences had no statistical significant (χ2=3.59, P=0.058); the total neglect degree was 46.04±8.87 and 44.78±10.43 respectively, which differences had statistical significant (t=5.01, P<0.001); the differences of neglect rates and neglect degrees between male (41.4% (657/1,587) and 46.28±8.76) and female (39.0% (601/1,543) and 45.78±8.97) of aged 6-8 were all no statistical significant (χ2=1.87, P=0.171; t=1.49, P=0.136); the neglect rates and neglect degrees of male (46.3% (816/1,763) and 45.53±10.11) were higher than female (38.7% (682/1,763) and 44.06±10.69) in the group of aged 9-11, which differences were all statistical significant (χ2=20.84, t=3.97, P<0.001); the male neglect rate in the group of aged 6-8 in social neglect (11.7% (198/1,691)) and the neglect degree in educational neglect (48.09±9.70) were higher than female (9.4% (155/1,648) and 47.37±9.89), which differences were all statistical significance (χ2=14.55, P<0.001, t=2.22, P=0.026), the male neglect rate in the group of aged 9-11 in physical neglect (20.4% (398/1,954)) was higher than female (16.7% (326/1 957)), which differences had statistical significance (χ2=8.92, P=0.003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The neglect status of Chinese pupils aged 6-11 years in rural was serious, and we should find out risk factors and provide efficient prevention measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China; Email: jppan@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Wuyue
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Yulin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Guixiong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zhaohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Weiqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wanliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Yinli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011680:Pupil; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires