Open AccessAwareness of child abuse and neglect among working parents in Chennai, India: A knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey
Author(s) -
Neethu Ann Preethy,
Sujatha Somasundaram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1106_19
Subject(s) - neglect , medicine , child abuse , tamil , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , psychological abuse , dysfunctional family , suicide prevention , mental health , occupational safety and health , poison control , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
Child abuse and neglect is one of the foremost growing public health problems in India. In the current scenario, there is an increasing frequency of both the father and mother of a child to go to work which leads to a decrease in the quality time spent with their children. This unsupervised or unmonitored time plays a vital role in the child's growth and development as any form of abuse or neglect during this period may it be physical, emotional, or mental will cause a significant and far reaching consequence in the child. Thus, proper knowledge and awareness is required for early identification and intervention by the parents to prevent such untoward consequences.