@article{ref1,
title="Determinants of severe physical disciplinary practices against children in Egypt",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2020",
author="Anwar Abdel-Fatah, Noura",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although nearly 43 % of Egyptian children aged less than 14 years had  ever experienced severe physical violent punishment at home, no previous studies  identified the predictors of the practice in Egypt. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This research aims at  identifying the determinants of the use of any severe violent physical practice to  discipline children. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The latest national Egyptian  Demographic and Health Survey is the main source of data. The caregivers of 13024  children were interviewed. <br><br>METHODS: A binary logistic regression model is developed  to identify the determinants of the use of severe physical disciplinary practices. <br><br>RESULTS: Results show that children whose parents believe that physical punishment  is necessary to discipline children are more likely to experience severe violence  (OR = 3.3). Children in the preprimary stage have a high odds ratio of experiencing  a severe violent punishment compared to those in preparatory and secondary stages  (OR = 3.5). Children whose mothers have experienced domestic physical violence are  more likely to be subject to severe physical violence (OR = 1.6 for husband  violence, and 1.4 for parents/siblings violence). Children living in Urban Lower  Egypt are approximately twice likely as children living in urban governorates to be  subject to severe physical violence. Children living in the poorest households are  the most likely to experience severe physical violence. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Severe violent  disciplinary practice inside the home is common in Egypt. The findings urge for  activating Egyptian Child Law and implementing continuous training programs for  parents on positive parenting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104821",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104821"
}