?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reports+of+Child+Abuse+in+India+from+Scientific+Journals+and+Newspapers+-+An+Exploratory+Study&rft.creator=Nalini%2C+PR&rft.creator=Thirunavukarasu%2C+MR&rft.creator=Dongre%2C+AR&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Child+abuse+is+a+state+of+emotional%2C+physical%2C+economic+and+sexual+maltreatment+meted+out+to+a+person+below+the+age+of+eighteen+and+is+a+globally+prevalent+phenomenon.+A+total+of+33%2C098+cases+of+crimes+against+children+were+reported+in+India+during+2011+as+compared+to+26%2C694+cases+during+2010%2C+suggesting+a+recent+increase+of+24+percent.+Objectives%3A+To+explore+the+contents+of+the+published+articles%2Freports+on+child+abuse+in+India+from+scientific+journals+and+newspapers+identifying+areas+and+gaps+for+further+research+and+program+development.+Material+and+Methods%3A+Published+articles+in+scientific+journals+during+the+years+2007-2012+with+free+access+and+online+versions+of+English+newspapers+(2007-2012)+in+India+were+searched+using+the+search+engines+such+as+%E2%80%98PubMed%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98Google%E2%80%99.+The+key+words+used+were+%E2%80%98child+abuse+in+(on%2C+about)+India.+First+two+researchers+independently+reviewed+the+content+of+articles%2Fnewspaper+reports+and+decided+the+categories+emerging+from+the+articles+and+reports.+Later+on%2C+the+quantification+of+these+categories+was+done+by+identifying+the+number+of+times+it+was+reported+in+the+reports.+Results%3A+The+nature+and+extent+of+reporting+child+abuse+in+scientific+journal+is+different+from+that+of+newspapers.+In+Journals%2C+our+search+provided+us+with+9+articles%2C+of+which+prevalence+studies+were+predominant+(4)+followed+by+case+reports+(3)+and+Knowledge%2C+Attitude%2C+Practice+studies+(2).+The+studies+were+mostly+conducted+in+the+hospital+setting.+We+obtained+38+reports+from+newspapers.+Child+abuse+was+found+more+among+girls.+Among+type+of+abuse%2C+sexual+abuse+was+more+common+(84.2%25).+About+52.6%25+of+the+abusers+were+members+known+to+the+victim.+The+maximum+cases+were+reported+from+West+India+especially+in+Goa%2C+followed+by+South+region.+Most+reports+reported+legal+action+on+accused.+Little+was+reported+on+what+happened+to+a+victim%2C+indicators+of+abuse+and+settings+of+the+abuse.+The+motives+and+consequences+of+the+abuses+were+not+mentioned+explicitly.+Conclusions%3A++The+articles+were+more+focused+on+prevalence+of+child+abuse+in+hospital+settings.+As+per+newspaper+reports%2C+female+child+abuse+(sexual+abuse)+by+a+known+person+to+family+was+reported+more.+It+was+found+more+in+West+part+of+India.+Recommendations%3A+More+research%2Freporting+is+required+to+study+the+extent+of+problem+in+different+settings+of+India%2C+settings+of+abuse%2C+quality+of+life+of+victims%2C+parental%2Fcommunity+education+on+indicators+of+abuse+and+development+of+support+program+to+victim.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-02-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9715%2F1%2F2013-4-8.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nalini%2C+PR+and+Thirunavukarasu%2C+MR+and+Dongre%2C+AR++(2014)+Reports+of+Child+Abuse+in+India+from+Scientific+Journals+and+Newspapers+-+An+Exploratory+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9715%2F