Prevalent Forms of Child Abuse Among Pupils in Lower Primary Schools in Gatimu Zone in Nyandarua West SubCounty, Kenya
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2017-11
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International Journal of Science Arts and Commerce
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Child abuse is a social phenomenon which erodes the fundamental human rights of the child. Basing on
the context of this study, child abuse is perceived as any act of omission or commission by individuals
and any conditions resulting from such acts, which deprive children equal rights and liberties and or
interrupt with their optimal development. Child abuse takes various forms and it is committed by
parents, guardians, caretakers and so on. The world has assumed increasingly the character of a global
village and the issue of child abuse has gained universal attentions with regards to its impacts on both
education and holistic development of children. This study sought to investigate the prevalent forms of
child abuse in Gatimu Zone in Nyandarua West Sub-County, Kenya. To achieve this purpose, a sample
of 42 respondents was randomly selected for the study. Questionnaire was the major instrument used to
collect data. Test re-test reliability of the instrument was established, while Parson Product moment
correlation analysis was the statistical technique considered appropriate. The result of the analysis
revealed that child abuse in forms of physical and emotional forms of abuse were the most prevalent
even though some sexual abuse were noted among the pupils in lower primary schools.
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Mutua, M. T., & Ouko, H. (2017). Prevalent forms of child abuse among pupils in lower primary schools in Gatimu Zone in Nyandarua West Sub-County, Kenya. International Journal of Science Arts and Commerce, 2(9), 63–76. http://www.ijsac.net