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Item Child abuse and neglect; who gets abused and who abuses them?(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2005) Fernando, A.D.; Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Fernando, L.; Samarasekera, A.OBJECTIVES: To study the socio-demographic characteristics of victims of child abuse and characteristics of the perpetrators. Study Design: A descriptive study. METHOD: A prospective study of 112 victims of child abuse presenting to the University Paediatric Unit, Ragama from January 2000 to August 2004. The study evaluated characteristics of victims and perpetrators. Ethical approval was obtained. Data Analysis: Epi info version 6. RESULTS: Mean age of the victims was 9.7 years. 79% were females. Ethnicity-91% Singhalese, 5%Muslims and 4%Tamils. 82% resided in Gampaha District. Education of father and mother respectively - 5% and 11%-not attended school, 32% and 34%-primary education, 52% and 50%-ordinary level and 11% and 9%-advanced level. Social class -46%-unskilled, 26%-poorly skilled, 18%-skilled and 10%-lesser professionals. Monthly income (Rs.) -6% <2000, 37% 2000-5000, 33% 5000-10,000 and 24% >10,000. Marital status- 64%-married, 27%-divorced, 6%-unmarried and living together, 3%-single. Amongst married parents, 20% of mothers and 6% of fathers were abroad. Caregiver to the victim- 47%-both parents, 15%-mother, 15%-father, 14%-relatives and 9%-others. Consumption of alcohol by father -59%. Characteristics of perpetrators- 98% were known to the victims and in 24% the perpetrator was the father. Number of perpetrator/s- 86%-one, 5%-two, 5%-three, 4%-more than 3. Perpetrator being drunk at the tine of abuse in 31%. Amongst sexually abused, 26% were acts of incest. Of those 70% by father. CONCLUSIONS: The most vulnerable victims of abuse are shown to be 10-year-old females. Majority came from low social and educational backgrounds, In <5Q%, both parents cared for the child. 98% of perpetrators were trusted persons and in nearly a quarter it was the father.Item A profile of child abuse and neglect in a tertiary care hospital(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2005) Fernando, A.D.; Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Fernando, L.; Samarasekera, A.OBJECTIVES: To study the pattern of child abuse and neglect. To evaluate the management and the Outcome of such victims STUDY DESIGN: A descriptive study METHOD: The sample consists of 112 victims of child abuse referred to the University Paediatric Unit, Ragama Hospital, from January 2000 to August 2004. The study prospectively evaluated types of abuse, their characteristics, management of victims and outcome. Ethical approval was obtained. RESULTS: 24% had more than one type of abuse. Categories of abuse were: 70% -sexual, 33% -physical, 16% -neglect, 14% -emotional and 6% -child labour. Amongst sexually abused, 62% had penetrative sex, 8% became pregnant, 4% had sexually transmitted diseases, 5% had severe degree perineal/peri-anal tears, and 37% had psychological disturbances at the time of presentation. 39% came for follow up assessment after 6 months. Amongst them, 60% had psychological disturbances, amongst physically abused, 19% had fractures. Amongst all victims, the mean duration of hospital stay was 29 days. Management outcome: 46% sent back to parents, 11% to extended family member/s, 38% to Children's Homes and 5% to others. CONCLUSIONS: 24% had more than one type of abuse. The commonest type was sexual abuse. The majority of them had penetrative sex and 8% became pregnant. Psychological disturbances were found in the majority of victims of sexual abuse on follow up. 57% of victims were able to continue to live with their parents/extended family.