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Elisavet Antoniadou
Elisavet Antoniadou
Laboratory of Hygiene, Medical School,
Egnatia 5 Street, GR-post code 59100, Veria
Greece
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Research Article
Child Physical Abuse in Northern Greece: A Retrospective Study Based on Forensic Protocols
Author(s): Elisavet Antoniadou, Theodoros Dardavesis, Evangelos Pavlou and Eleni ZaggelidouElisavet Antoniadou, Theodoros Dardavesis, Evangelos Pavlou and Eleni Zaggelidou
The aim of this study was to emerge the problem of child physical abuse in northern Greece and to highlight the characteristics of the children that are in danger, as few relevant studies have been conducted in that area so far.Methods: A retrospective study was designed based on data that derived from the Forensic Service of Thessaloniki, through the period 2005-2015. The archive was in paper form and included allegations of physical abuse related to children.Results: 90 consecutive incidents were totally recorded during this period. The age of the child related to offender's sex (p=0.001) and male offenders abused frequently older children, in contrast to women whose victims were usually young children. A significant relationship found between the gender of the offender and the existence of domestic violence (p=0.037) and in most cases, .. View More»