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Self reported experience of physical abuse in schools in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

A. Oladosu ,
O. Abiodun  and
M. Tunde-Ayinmode
A. Oladosu*
Affiliation:
Johnson Community Hospital, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
O. Abiodun
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
M. Tunde-Ayinmode
Affiliation:
Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Physical abuse of children in schools is common in Nigeria, but its prevalence and forms are yet to be clearly studied.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and pattern of physical abuse of children in Secondary Schools in Ilorin Nigeria

Methods

Cross sectional survey of secondary school students aged 11-18 years in Ilorin Nigeria using multistage random sampling technique with proportional allocation was done. Respondents completed the ICAST-CI questionnaire which covers child abuse in educational institutions. Prevalence and pattern of child abuse was computed.

Results

Table 1: Pattern of physical abuse in School in the last 12 months

Form of abuseFrequencyPercentage
Physical Abuse* (n=1,554)
Caused you pain151497.4
Stay in cold/heat128582.7
Hit you with fist71646.1
Kneel in a way that hurts68644.1
Slap on head as punishment66342.7
Twist ear as punishment63540.9
Kicked you47630.6
Slap on your arm44828.8
Throws object at you34722.3
Crushed your finger as punishment23114.9
Choked you22414.4
Pulled your hair as punishment1167.5
Starvation as punishment674.3
Forced to do dangerous acts644.1
Soap or pepper in mouth483.1
Cut you with sharp object101.0
Burnt as punishment--
Put into hot or cold water--
Tied with rope or belt--

Conclusions

Physical abuse of children is extremly commonplace in public secondary schools in Nigeria. it is neccessary to explore other ways of dealing with children in educational institutions.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Childphysical abuseschool
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S713
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