Decrease in child abuse notifications during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 outbreak: A reason for worry or celebration?

Martins-Filho, Paulo Ricardo; Damascena, Nicole Prata; Lage, Renata Carvalho Martins; Sposato, Karyna Batista

doi:10.1111/jpc.15213

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“…According to a previous study, there has been an alarming increase in child abuse and domestic violence rates in Brazil during the pandemic. This may be related to families’ financial constraints, increased parental burdens resulting from school closures, parental stress, and the difficulty of dealing with children's irritability during isolation [ 49 ]. In our survey’s open comment section, a parent wrote that when he was supervising his child, the child was undisciplined in class and perfunctory in completing his homework.…”

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Experiences and Attitudes of Elementary School Students and Their Parents Toward Online Learning in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire Study

Cui¹,

Zhang²,

Wang³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Due to widespread SARS-CoV-2 infection, an emergency homeschooling plan was rigorously implemented throughout China. Objective This study aimed to investigate the experiences and attitudes of elementary school students and their parents (two generations from the same family) toward online learning in China during the pandemic. Methods A 16-item questionnaire was distributed at the 10-day and 40-day marks after the start of the first online course to 867 parent-child pairs and 141 parent-child pairs, respectively. The questionnaire was comprised of questions pertaining to course and homework completeness, effectiveness, reliability, and abundance as well as the students’ enthusiasm for taking part in online classes and their satisfaction with the courses. Results Our findings indicate that 90.7% (786/867) of students exhibited high or moderate enthusiasm for participating in online classes. However, most students performed poorly in online learning classes and after-school homework. With regard to satisfaction, parents' and students' average scores were 7.35 and 7.25, respectively (10-point scoring system). During the second stage of this study, parents' positive evaluations for online learning declined, including those for the effectiveness and reliability of the courses. Furthermore, the proportion of students who completed the courses and homework on time decreased; this difference proved statistically significant (P=.047). The parents’ and students’ overall satisfaction with online learning also declined during the second stage (parents: 7.21; students: 7.23); however, the difference in overall satisfaction between the two stages was not statistically significant (parents: P=.53; students: P=.60). Several of the parents (315/867, 36.2%) indicated that assisting with and supervising the students’ online learning resulted in increased stress. Further, 36% of parents expressed dissatisfaction with or provided suggestions for online learning; most parents and students hoped to return to face-to-face classes (parents: 823/867, 94.9%; students: 811/867, 93.5%). Finally, our results presented the following six main issues that parents were the most concerned about: (1) disappointment regarding timely interaction in courses; (2) apprehensiveness about students’ understanding of the course; (3) the increased burden of annoying adult responsibilities; (4) concern about children's eyesight; (5) the idea that teachers’ explanations were not detailed enough; and (6) concerns about the decline of students' interest in and attention toward online courses. Conclusions Online learning can prevent the spread of infectious diseases while still allowing elementary school students to attain knowledge. However, in our study, children’s completion of the courses and homework were not satisfactory. Furthermore, their parents often experienced stress and had many concerns and complaints. Measures such as increasing the interactivity of the courses and prohibiting teachers from assigning tasks to parents could improve the effectiveness of these courses and the mental health of parents and students.

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confidence: 99%

Experiences and Attitudes of Elementary School Students and Their Parents Toward Online Learning in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire Study

Cui¹,

Zhang²,

Wang³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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“…Such findings could have been influenced by differing windows of measurement for the outcomes and exposure (history in past month for verbal abuse or corporal punishment, and history in past two weeks for stress). In multiple settings, reports of child abuse decreased after lockdown implementation (Barboza et al, 2020; Caron et al, 2020; Martins-Filho et al, 2020; Rapoport et al, 2020) possibly due to school closure and consequent lack of reporting by school staff (Barboza et al, 2020; Caron et al, 2020; Fore & Cappa, 2020; Jacob, 2020; Rapoport et al, 2020; Thomas et al, 2020), despite worsening family dynamics(Tener et al, 2020) and drastic increase in contact with helplines(Petrowski et al, 2020). In our study, social desirability as well as the respondents’ own perception of whether stress was the attributing factor for the act of verbal abuse or corporal punishment could have led to under-reporting of the outcomes.…”

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Associations between Stress and Child Verbal Abuse and Corporal Punishment during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potential Effect Modification by Lockdown Measures

Jeharsae

Jae-noh

Jae-a-lee

et al. 2021

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BackgroundChild abuse appears to be on the increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the extent that lockdown measures modified the association between stress and abuses has not been systematically assessed.ObjectivesTo assess: 1) the association between caregiver’s stress and self-reported verbal abuse and corporal punishment of a child in the household, and; 2) modification of the stated association by experienced COVID-19 lockdown measures.Participants and settingsCaregivers residing in villages on lockdown in the Deep South of Thailand (n=466 participants)MethodsWe randomly sampled 12 villages in the study area, and 40 households per village. Trained enumerators who were residents of the sampled villages collected the data using phone-based interview. We measured stress level using the standard ST-5 questionnaire. We developed and pilot-tested questions for measurement of child abuse and lockdown experiences specifically for this study.ResultsCaregivers with moderate and higher levels of stress were more likely than caregivers with low level of stress to report verbal abuse (48% vs. 23%, respectively; Adj. OR = 3.12, 95% CI = 1.89, 5.15) and corporal punishment (28% vs. 8%, respectively; Adj. OR = 2.76, 95% CI = 1.41, 5.42). We found that COVID-19 lockdown experiences modified the associations between stress and verbal abuse and corporal punishment.ConclusionThere were associations between stress and abuses, which were modified by lockdown experiences. However, social desirability, lack of details in the answers, and potential confounding by mental illness co-morbidities were notable limitations of the study. Caveat is advised in the interpretation of the study findings.

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“…Logo, medidas para melhorar a vigilância, identificar fatores de risco, desenvolver intervenções e aumentar a eficácia das políticas e dos programas devem ser implementadas para apoiar as pessoas mais vulneráveis em relação à violência doméstica, principalmente junto a adolescentes negros e meninas em comunidades pobres (Martins-Filho, Damascena, Lage, & Sposato, 2020).…”

Section: Caracterização Da Violência Contra As Crianças Nos Programas E Políticas Públicas Durante a Pandemia De Covid-19unclassified

Políticas e programas para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica contra as crianças: Algo novo na pandemia da COVID-19?

Shimabukuro

Sakata-So

Fornari

et al. 2021

Investigação Qualitativa Em Ciências Sociais: Avanços E Desafios // Investigación Cualitativa en Ciencias Sociales: Avances Y D

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Resumo: Introdução: A violência doméstica contra crianças é um fenômeno prevalente na sociedade. Na pandemia da COVID-19, dadas as medidas de distanciamento social e fechamento temporário das escolas, houve o agravamento do problema. Objetivos: Identificar as políticas e os programas para o reconhecimento das necessidades de saúde com enfoque na violência doméstica infantil na pandemia da COVID-19 e verificar a potência do estudo qualitativo-documental para a análise do fenômeno. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo do tipo documental. O cenário foi um município da Região Sul do Brasil. A coleta dos dados foi realizada de outubro de 2020 a janeiro de 2021, em sites oficiais referentes ao tema. O tratamento dos dados encontra-se em desenvolvimento e será realizado por meio da técnica de análise de conteúdo temática com o apoio do software webQDA. Resultados: Os resultados preliminares mostraram que, durante a pandemia de COVID-19, houve redução nas denúncias de violência contra crianças e adolescentes, além da dificuldade de acesso às redes de apoio, ocasionando a subnotificação dos registros. Foram selecionados 13 documentos referentes às políticas e programas, alguns mundiais e outros emanados de distintas esferas de governo brasileiro. Todos eles carecem de uma definição de metas a serem alcançadas no enfrentamento da violência doméstica contra as crianças durante a pandemia. Duas categorias empíricas foram destacadas: impacto da pandemia na notificação dos casos e caracterização da violência nas políticas e programas. Conclusões: O estudo documental mostra-se um recurso potente para identificar a natureza dos programas e políticas referentes ao enfrentamento do fenômeno em estudo. Ainda que preliminar, as políticas e programas precisam ser mais assertivas para o enfrentamento da violência contra crianças, expostas diariamente aos agressores, sem intermédio das redes de apoio, diminuindo a probabilidade de acompanhamento e notificação dos casos.

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Decrease in child abuse notifications during COVID‐19 outbreak: A reason for worry or celebration?

Cited by 32 publications

References 8 publications

Experiences and Attitudes of Elementary School Students and Their Parents Toward Online Learning in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire Study

Experiences and Attitudes of Elementary School Students and Their Parents Toward Online Learning in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire Study

Associations between Stress and Child Verbal Abuse and Corporal Punishment during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potential Effect Modification by Lockdown Measures

Políticas e programas para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica contra as crianças: Algo novo na pandemia da COVID-19?

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