Child Abuse Globally

Introduction

Background of the Study

Child abuse is a global problem that has received tremendous attention in Western

Countries. The term “Child Abuse” refers to intentional acts that result in physical or emotional

harm to children. Child abuse covers a wide range of behavior from physical assault by parents

or other adult caretakers to neglect of child basic need. Traditionally, parent or adult have

been entrusted by the society with the responsibility of caring for and guiding their childrens’

best interest. Observations have shown that parents or guardians differ in their ability to care

for and protect their children. Thus the extent of child abuse is difficult to measure, culture

around the world have different standards in dealing in what constitutes child abuse. In Sweden,

for example, the law prohibits any physical punishment of children, including spanking. By

contrast, in some countries of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean parents are expected to punish

their children by hitting them. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with that, but in cases where

families or adults engage in practices that interfere with or inhibits a child, generally welfare

and educational development, calls for serious concern in Africa in general cannot be left out in

this performance problems. Often, feelings of guilt violation and lowered self-esteem have been

produced within them. In most of the developing nations, the use of violence against children in

the name of discipline is rampant among parents or adults. Many children have been subjected to

hawking and menial jobs such as working as hired hands or as bus conductors (Watkins, 2009).

It is not also unusual to see children begging on major streets and from ...

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Data collection

Copies of the questionnaire will be administered directly to the respondents or subject,

in the questionnaire, the respondent will tick their right options under each question. After the

completion of the questionnaire, the questionnaires will collected by the researcher for analysis.

Data analysis

The analysis of the data collected will be subjected to statistics analysis using the

percentage and T. Test method of analysis. Responses of the questionnaire will be considered in

detail and the general report of the investigation will finally be integrated.

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