Bioscientia Medicina : Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research
Vol. 6 No. 15 (2022): Bioscientia Medicina: Journal of Biomedicine & Translational Research

Factors Related to Violence Against Children in Families in Kebayakan District, Central Aceh Regency in 2022

Hasritawati (Diploma of Midwifery Study Program, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes, Aceh, Indonesia)
Barirah Madeni (Diploma of Midwifery Study Program, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes, Aceh, Indonesia)
Sri Wahyuni MS (Diploma of Midwifery Study Program, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes, Aceh, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Nov 2022

Abstract

Background: There have been 3,087 cases of violence against children, including 852 physical violence, 768 psychological, and 1,848 cases of sexual violence. This figure is quite high. In Central Aceh, in 2019, there were 20 cases of violence against children, while in 2020, there were 22 cases of violence against children consisting of physical, sexual, and psychological violence to child neglect. This study aims to determine the factors associated with violence against children in the family of Kebayakan District, Central Aceh Regency. Methods: The research design was analytically observational with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 62 subjects participated in this study, where the subjects were mothers with children aged 6-15 years. Data analysis was carried out univariate and bivariate in order to determine the factors that play a role in child abuse. Results: There is no relationship between family income (p-value = 0.272 (p> 0.05), there is a relationship between the mother's education (p-value = 0.033 (p <0.05), and there is no relationship between mother's psychological state (p-value = 0.465 (p>0.05) with violence against children in the family Conclusion: A mother’s education is a factor associated with violence against children in the family.

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bsm

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience

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BioScientia Medicina is an open access international scholarly journal in the field of biomedicine and translational research aimed to publish a high-quality scientific paper including original research papers, reviews, short communication, and technical notes. This journal welcomes the submission ...