Background: Child maltreatment and domestic violence against women (DVW) are typologies of violence and represent worldwide problems that need to be studied in relation to child mortality. In Egypt few studied have addressed these issues and how they interact to affect child survival.
Aim: To study the associations between child maltreatment and DVW in relation to child mortality and female circumcision in Egypt.
Methods: Data was retrieved from the Egypt demographic health survey of 2014 and 2009. Data included any violent disciplinary action by care giver to children aged 1 to 14 years of age including psychological aggression; any physical punishment; severe physical punishment. Data related mother exposure to DVW including reason reported as justified for wife hitting or beating with a focus on refusal to have sex and any reason related to arguing, not taking permission to go out, burning food or neglect of children. Neonatal mortality rate (NMR), infant mortality rate (IMR) and under five mortality (U5MR) were compiled from the same source. Circumcision data related to prevalence of circumcision and mother’s intention to circumcise her daughter, attitudes towards circumcision and husband preferences. The data was analyzed through Pearson’s correlation coefficient using the SSPS software (20) for statistical analysis.
Results: Severe physical punishment against child correlated with NMR, IMR and U5MR (P |
