The prevalence of emotional abuse in children living in Sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: In general countries displayed a high prevalence. A standardized use of a uniform definition of emotional abuse might help to display a more homogenous data set in the future, giving the opportunity for pooled estimates of prevalence.PMID:37004459 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106155

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - April 2, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: M Kurtz H Kawka O Horstick S Brenner A Deckert V R Louis V Winkler M Lowery Wilson T B ärnighausen P Dambach Source Type: research