Breaking the Silence: Investigating the Prevalence and Key Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment among Male Working Children in a Rural Community in Bangladesh
Table 4
Mean and standard deviation of psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect scores.
Psychological abuse score
Physical abuse score
Sexual abuse score
Neglect score
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Birth order of the child
118
1st
37.38
9.5
28.31
7.46
5.3
1.21
9.37
2.47
102
2nd
35.76
9.55
27.71
7.52
5.36
.83
8.97
2.53
91
3rd
36.89
8.53
27.51
6.4
5.35
.86
8.95
2.23
67
≥4
37.43
8.34
27.9
7.02
5.33
1.22
9.48
2.55
value = .937
value = .773
value = .957
value = .739
Marital status
369
Unmarried
36.75
9.14
27.88
7.14
5.32
.97
9.18
2.46
9
Married
40.22
5.63
28.11
7.49
5.89
2.67
9.22
1.99
value = .258
value = .923
value = .104
value = .958
Smoking
280
No
36.67
8.86
27.97
7.19
5.31
1.01
9.11
2.48
98
Yes
35.37
9.73
27.63
7.02
5.39
1.12
9.38
2.36
value = .544
value = .686
value = .547
value = .354
Living arrangement
362
Parents
36.51
9.01
27.56
6.95
5.3
.94
9.12
9
16
Other
44.25
7.38
35.31
7.37
6.13
2.28
10.56
2.45
value = .001
value < .001
value = .002
value = .021
Religion
356
Muslim
36.63
9.08
27.77
7.13
5.35
1.07
9.12
2.35
22
Hindu
40.14
8.63
29.73
7.09
5.05
.21
10.23
3.6
value = .079
value = .212
value = .180
value = .038
Safe feeling at home
350
Always
36.93
9.16
27.99
7.21
5.29
.9
9.14
2.45
28
Not always
35.71
8.17
26.5
6.07
5.82
2.06
9.68
2.44
value = .679; value = .498
value = 1.066; value = .287
value = -2.606; value = .010
value = -1.121; value = .263
Adult at home shouting in a frightening way
123
No
33.59
7.96
25.89
5.1
5.55
1.36
8.8
2.675
255
Yes
38.4
9.19
28.85
7.76
5.23
.82
9.36
2.31
value < .001
value < .001
value = .004
value = .038
Witnessing adult’s physical violence
86
No
36.03
9.48
27.2
5.48
5.43
1.32
9.44
2.95
292
Yes
37.07
8.97
28.09
7.55
5.3
.94
9.1
2.28
value = .353
value = .311
value = .325
value = .259
Witnessing adult at home using a weapon
329
No
36.03
8.71
27.26
6.54
5.33
1.05
9.16
2.48
49
Yes
42.24
9.74
32.06
9.34
5.33
.94
9.35
2.26
value < .001
value < .001
value = .961
value = .609
Bullied by siblings
250
No
35.51
8.99
26.74
6.69
5.35
1.05
9.13
2.49
128
Yes
39.42
8.72
30.11
7.47
5.3
1.02
9.27
2.36
value < .001
value < .001
value = .702
value = .596
Father’s education
216
Nonformal
36.88
10.28
28.96
7.71
5.51
1.27
9.02
2.66
100
Primary
38.27
7.72
28.07
6.4
5.09
.51
9.6
2.22
62
Other
34.39
5.58
23.82
4.14
5.11
.52
9.05
1.92
value = .030
value < .001
value = .001
value = .135
Mother’s education
168
Nonformal
36.27
10.18
28.6
7.785
5.55
1.34
8.81
2.55
156
Primary
37.81
8.07
27.99
6.34
5.15
.65
9.65
2.47
54
Other
35.78
8.046
25.35
6.75
5.19
.68
8.98
1.74
value = .206
value = .014
value = .001
value = .007
Age of the children
Pearson = .067; value = .195
Pearson = -.026; value = .608
Pearson = .09; value = .08
Pearson = .015; value = .76
No. of child
Pearson = .028; value = .585
Pearson = -.017; value = .743
Pearson = -.001; value = .980
Pearson = .073; value = .156
Year of schooling of children
Pearson = -.038; value = .461
Pearson = -.022; value = .668
Pearson = .032; value = .532
Pearson = -.131; value = .011
P value less than .05 is statistically significant.
