Sirish <@gmail.com> wrote: To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Sirish" < @gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:28:01 -0400
Subject: [asha-dc-core] Fw: A study on child abuse
"53.22% children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual
abuse". The numbers could be even higher.
Reminded me of the talk by Ranjana Gaur of SARC who reported that in their
local personal surveys conducted with sensitivity to privacy, for Varanasi area
more than 80% girls reported sexual abuse and in most cases it was perpetrated
by a family member or care giver.
http://www.freetheslaves.net/about/partners/sarc/
Sirish
A STUDY ON CHILD ABUSE
Posted by: "Shaji @yahoo.co.in Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:28 pm (PST) Monday,
April 09, 2007
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RELEASES A STUDY ON CHILD ABUSE
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Ministry of Women and Child Development released today a study on
Child Abuse conducted with the help of UNICEF, Save the Child and a
Delhi based NGO, PRAYAS. Releasing the report, the Smt. Renuka
Chowdhury, Minister for Women and Child Development said that the
gravity of the situation demands that the issue of child abuse be
placed on the national agenda. The Ministry on its part has taken
measures such as the enabling legislation to establish the National
and State Commissions for Protection of Rights of the Child, the
Integrated Child Protection Scheme, the draft Offences against
Children Bill etc. These are a few important steps to ensure
protection of children of the country. But clearly, this will not be
enough, the government, civil society and communities need to
complement each other and work towards creating a protective
environment for children. The momentum gained needs to enhance further
discussion on the issue amongst all stakeholders and be translated
into a movement to ensure protection of children of this country.
The Minister said that the aim of the study was to develop a
dependable and comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of child
abuse, with a view to facilitate the formulation of appropriate
policies and programmes meant to effectively curb and control the
problem of child abuse in India. The National Study on Child abuse is
one of the largest empirical in country studies of its kind in the
world. This study also complements the UN Secretary General's Global
study on violence against Children,
2006.
The initiative of the Ministry to conduct this study was supported by
UNICEF and Save the Children. A Delhi based NGO, Prayas was
contracted to design and conduct the research and submit a preliminary
report. After the submission of the preliminary report, the MWCD
appointed a core Committee to review the complete data, analyze the
findings and produce the final report along with recommendations.
The study has provided revealing statistics on the extent and
magnitude of various forms of child abuse an area by and large
unexplored. The study has also thrown up data on variations among
different age groups, gender variations, state variations and
variations within evidence groups. The findings will help to
strengthen the understanding of all stakeholders including families,
communities, civil society organizations and the state.
Major findings:
1. Across different forms of abuse and across different evidence
groups, the younger children (5-12 years of age) have reported higher
levels of abuse than the other two age groups.
2. Boys, as compared to girls, are equally at risk of abuse.
3. Persons in trust and authority are major abusers.
4. 70% of abused child respondents never reported the matter to anyone.
Physical abuse
1. Two out of every three children are physically abused.
2. Out of 69% children physically abused in 13 sample states, 54.68%
were boys.
3. Over 50% children in all the 13 sample states were being subjected
to one or the other form of physical abuse.
4. Out of those children physically abused in family situations, 88.6%
were physically abused by parents.
5. 65% of school going children reported facing corporal punishment
i.e. two out of three children were victims of corporal punishment.
6. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Delhi have almost
consistently reported higher rates of abuse in all forms as compared
to other states.
7. Most children did not report the matter to anyone.
8. 50.2% children worked seven days a week.
Sexual abuse
1. 53.22% children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual
abuse.
2. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Delhi reported the highest
percentage of sexual abuse among both boys and girls.
3. 21.90% child respondents reported facing severe forms of sexual
abuse and
50.76% other forms of sexual abuse.
4. Out of the child respondents, 5.69% reported being sexually assaulted.
5. Children in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi reported the
highest incidence of sexual assault.
6. Children on street, children at work and children in institutional
care reported the highest incidence of sexual assault.
7. 50% abusers are persons known to the child or in a position of
trust and responsibility.
8. Most children did not report the matter to anyone.
Emotional abuse and Girl child Neglect
1. Every second child reported facing emotional abuse
2. Equal percentage of both girls and boys reported facing emotional
abuse
3. In 83% of the cases, parents were the abusers
4. 48.4% of girls wished they were boys
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