@article{ref1,
title="Association between parental addiction and types of child abuse in high-school students of Kerman, Iran",
journal="Addiction and health",
year="2013",
author="Eslami-Shahrbabaki, Amir and Eslami-Shahrbabaki, Mahin and Kalantari, Maryam",
volume="5",
number="3-4",
pages="108-114",
abstract="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. FINDINGS: 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. CONCLUSION: Special consideration to families of addicted parents and early identification of child abuse cases may prevent the adverse side effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2008-4633",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}