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Pattern of Intentional Burns to Children in Ghana.
- Source :
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Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal . Jul 1995 19(7):837-841. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- A community-based survey of children aged 0 to 5 years in Ghana found that of 650 childhood burns, 5.4 percent were purposefully inflicted. Perpetrators were mostly friends (43 percent), siblings (37 percent), and traditional healers (6 percent). Healers inflicted burns on children who were comatose after convulsions. (Author/DB)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0145-2134
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ506681
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research