Table 1.
Summary of key findings
| Variables, N | All 200 |
2018 78 |
2019 75 |
2020 47 |
P value |
| Age in months Median (IQR) | 69 (85) | 72.5 (76) | 70 (109) | 55 (77) | 0.598 |
| Gender Female (%) | 73 (36.5) | 32 (41.0) | 31 (41.3) | 10 (21.3) | 0.046 |
| School status (%) | |||||
| Preschool | 85 (42.5) | 34 (43.6) | 30 (40.0) | 21 (44.7) | 0.637 |
| Primary (reception—year 2006) | 78 (39.0) | 32 (41.0) | 26 (34.7) | 20 (42.6) | |
| Secondary (year 2007–2011) | 32 (16.0) | 11 (14.1) | 16 (21.3) | 5 (10.6) | |
| College/sixth form (year 2012–2013) | 5 (2.5) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (4.0) | 1 (2.1) | |
| Is child an index case (vs sibling or household contact)? Yes (%) | 134 (67) | 46 (59.0) | 56 (74.7) | 32 (68.1) | 0.117 |
| Source of referral (who did child disclose abuse to, or who initiated CPME referral) (%) | |||||
| School or yearly years staff | 86 (43.9) | 36 (47.4) | 38 (52.1) | 12 (25.5) | 0.015 |
| Social care staff | 22 (11.2) | 10 (13.2) | 3 (4.1) | 9 (19.1) | |
| Police | 22 (11.2) | 11 (14.5) | 7 (9.6) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Family member | 36 (18.4) | 9 (11.8) | 17 (23.3) | 10 (21.3) | |
| Medical professional | 4 (2.0) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Foster carer | 7 (3.6) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Sibling current inpatient due to NAI | 12 (6.1) | 6 (7.9) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Other | 7 (3.6) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (4.1) | 3 (6.4) | |
| Was child known to social care prior to CPME referral? Yes (%) | 151 (75.9) | 58 (74.4) | 56 (75.7) | 37 (78.7) | 0.857 |
| Is child an open case to social care now? Yes (%) | 106 (53.3) | 39 (50.0) | 38 (51.4) | 29 (61.7) | 0.409 |
| Are there physical findings to support NAI or neglect? Yes (%) | 98 (51.0) | 32 (41.0) | 46 (59.0) | 27 (57.4) | 0.071 |
| Does the report indicate significant safeguarding concerns? Yes % | 180 (93.8) | 69 (88.5) | 64 (95.5) | 47 (100) | 0.014 |
CPME, child protection medical examination; NAI, non-accidental injury.