TY - JOUR ID - 3753 TI - Child Maltreatment in the World: A Review Article JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Ajilian Abbasi, Maryam AU - Saeidi, Masumeh AU - Khademi, Gholamreza AU - Hoseini, Bibi Leila AU - Emami Moghadam, Zahra AD - Ibn-e- Sina Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Midwifery M.Sc., Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. AD - Faculty Member, Department of Community Health and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 3 IS - 1.1 SP - 353 EP - 365 KW - Child abuse KW - Child maltreatment KW - violence KW - World DO - 10.22038/ijp.2015.3753 N2 - Child abuse is a recognized public health and social problem worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), child abuse includes all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect and negligent treatment and exploitation. Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking. Estimates of child maltreatment indicate that nearly a quarter of adults (22.6%) worldwide suffered physical abuse as a child, 36.3% experienced emotional abuse and 16.3% experienced physical neglect, with no significant differences between boys and girls. However, the lifetime prevalence rate of childhood sexual abuse indicates more marked differences by sex – 18% for girls and 7.6% for boys.  The lifelong consequences of child maltreatment include impaired physical and mental health, poorer school performance, and job and relationship difficulties. Ultimately, child maltreatment can contribute to slowing a country's economic and social development. We conclude that child maltreatment is a widespread, global phenomenon affecting the lives of millions of children all over the world, which is in sharp contrast with the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_3753.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_3753_0e23d8037107a5441a5815d4d4fd8a92.pdf ER -