Table 1.

Descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic characteristics of the victims of child maltreatment in Saudi Arabia.

	Frequency	Percentage
Victim’s sex
Male	700	53.7
Female	604	46.3
Victim’s age (Years), mean (SD)		6.40 (4.88)
Age group
<1 Year	98	7.5
1–3 Years	401	30.8
>3–6 Years	239	18.3
>6–9 Years	185	14.2
10–13 Years	250	19.2
>13 Years	131	10
Residence
Eastern provinces	490	37.6
Western provinces	381	29.2
Northern provinces	51	3.9
Southern provinces	167	12.8
Central region	215	16.5
Victim lives with
Both parents	821	63
Other caregivers	16	1.2
Other relatives	41	3.1
Single parent	426	32.7
Father alive
No	18	1.4
Yes	1286	98.6
Father has a chronic illness
No	1194	91.6
Yes	110	8.4
Father has a disability
No	1291	99
Yes	13	1
Father’s educational attainment
Unknown	38	2.9
Illiterate	49	3.8
Elementary school	118	9
Intermediate school	161	12.3
High school	690	52.9
University degree or higher	248	19
Father’s employment
Unknown	40	3.1
Unemployed	100	7.7
Retired	111	8.5
Private sector	210	16.1
Governmental sector	756	58
Owns business	87	6.7
Mother alive
No	15	1.2
Yes	1289	98.8
Mother has a chronic illness
No	1230	94.3
Yes	74	5.7
Mother has a disability
No	1295	99.3
Yes	9	0.7
Mother’s educational attainment
Unknown	38	2.9
Illiterate	75	5.8
Elementary school	173	13.3
Intermediate school	190	14.6
High school	542	41.6
University degree or higher	286	21.9
Mother’s employment status
Unknown	37	2.8
Unemployed	15	1.2
Housewife/retired = 1	1075	82.4
Private sector	51	3.9
Governmental sector	118	9
Owns business	8	0.6
Date of accident
Before COVID-19	699	53.6
After COVID-19	605	46.4