ArticleBMC psychiatry2020
Comparison of child abuse history in patients with and without functional abdominal pain: a case-control study.
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- Experience of Maltreatment Is Associated With Abdominal Pain Intensity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Pain-Predominant Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Design and evaluation of child abuse web-based application for parent education & strengthen.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Childhood maltreatment and its role in the development of pain and psychopathology.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2022Review
- Bad Touch in Childhood is associated with unexplained Gastroenteritis.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGastrointestinal (GI) disorders are ranked first amongst medical diseases as a trigger of requests for mental health counselling. Child abuse has been regarded as one of the main causes of the development of functional abdominal pain (FAP) in children. This study aimed, therefore, to compare the prevalence of child abuse experience among two groups of patients with and without FAP.
methodsA case-control study of children in Arak, Iran, in which experience of child abuse was compared in children with (n = 100) and without functional abdominal pain (n = 100). Three categories of child abuse - emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect - were assessed using the Child Abuse Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Stata software.
resultsAfter adjusting for potential confounders, there were group differences in emotional abuse (96% vs. 81%, aOR = 5.13, 95% CI: 1.3-20.3, p = 0.017), neglect (28% vs. 8%, aOR = 4.27, 95% CI: 1.8-11.8, p = 0.001) and total child abuse score (98% vs. 84%, aOR = 8.2, 95% CI: 1.5-43.8, p = 0.014) but not in physical abuse (57% vs. 46%, aOR = 1.47, 95% CI: 0.81-2.60, p = 0.728).
conclusionsAs the prevalence of child abuse is higher in patients with FAP, child abuse appears to be related to the occurrence of FAP in children. However, the results of this study cannot be generalized to Iranian society generally and further longitudinal studies are recommended.
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