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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Jan 3;37(10):778–787. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.10.007

Table 4. Experiences of maltreatmenta prior to entry into CCI among children and youth residents.

Types of
Maltreatment
All Residents (n=462)
n (%)
Orphansf (n= 326)
n (%)
Non-Orphans (n=93)
n (%)
Anyb 305 (66.0%) 181 (55.5%) 91 (97.8%)
Physical Abuse 38 (8.2%) 23 (7.1%) 14 (15.1%)
Sexual Abuse 10 (2.2%) 7 (2.1%) 3 (3.2%)
Psychological Abuse 128 (27.7%) 86 (26.4%) 37 (39.8%)
General Neglectc 118 (25.5%) 75 (23.0%) 39 (41.9%)
Medical Neglectd 85 (18.4% ) 48 (14.7%) 25 (26.9%)
School Neglect 83 (38.1%)
(residents>= 7 years on
admission, n= 218)
70 (35.9%)
(residents>= 7 years
on admission, n= 195)
13 (65%)
(residents>= 7 years on
admission, n= 20)
Abandonmente 140 (30.3%) 41 (12.6%) 68 (73.1%)
Child Labor 61 (23.1%)
(residents>= 6 years on
admission, n=264)
51 (21.8%)
(residents>=6 years on
admission, n=234)
10 (37.0%)
(residents>=6 years on
admission, n=27)
a

A child may have multiple classifications if they experienced more than one type of maltreatment prior to placement

b

Any experience of maltreatment including all forms of abuse, neglect, abandonment or child labor

c

Evidence of caregiver failure to provide conditions for emotional development, shelter and safe living conditions

d

Evidence of malnutrition, or severe, untreated illness on admission

e

Any experience of abandonment by family members, excluding mother-headed family with unknown father

f

Single or double orphans