As in most low‐income countries, there is a lack of scientific information on the incidence and pattern of child maltreatment (CM) in Bangladesh. However, the role of the media to disclose CM and to develop public awareness in society is noteworthy. The present study assessed newspaper reports about CM by type and socio‐demographics of victims and perpetrators in Bangladesh. In total, 790 news articles were collected retrospectively from four Bengali‐ and two English‐language newspapers from October to December 2014. Among all reported incidents, almost half of the CM cases concerned alleged physical abuse (26%) and sexual abuse (22%). Neglect and emotional or psychological abuse received less coverage. Female children were to a high degree (90%) victims of sexual abuse. The main perpetrators were males, and they were often known to the victims. Approximately 32 per cent of the reported abuse cases resulted in death and were related to rape, family violence, administrative negligence, abduction and ransom demand. Some of these deaths were suicides. News stories concerning CM were often reported in an unethical way by identifying the victim and not respecting child rights. Further, the stories seldom discussed the individual or social consequences of CM, or how maltreatment could be prevented.

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孟加拉国报纸上描绘的虐待儿童

与大多数低收入国家一样，孟加拉国缺乏关于儿童虐待的发生率和方式的科学信息。但是，值得注意的是，媒体在宣传CM和在社会上树立公众意识的作用。本研究通过孟加拉国受害者和犯罪者的类型和社会人口统计学评估了关于CM的报纸报道。从2014年10月至2014年12月，总共从四家孟加拉语报纸和两本英语报纸中回顾性地收集了790篇新闻文章。在所有已举报的事件中，几乎一半的CM案件涉及身体虐待（26％）和性虐待（22％ ）。忽视和情感或心理虐待得到的报道较少。女童在很大程度上（90％）是性虐待的受害者。主要犯罪者是男性，受害者经常知道。在所报告的虐待案件中，约有32％导致死亡，并与强奸，家庭暴力，行政疏忽，绑架和赎金有关。其中一些死亡是自杀。有关CM的新闻报导经常以不道德的方式报道，即确定受害者而不尊重儿童权利。此外，这些故事很少讨论CM的个人或社会后果，或如何预防虐待。