This study examined childhood maltreatment and perception of maltreatment among respondents in Nigeria. A sample of 304 respondents completed online questionnaire on childhood experience and perception of abusive behaviours. Descriptive analysis was used to examine the responses. Of the 71 abusive behaviours examined, a high level of consensus (95–100 per cent agreement) was reached on five sexually abusive behaviours: having sexual intercourse with a child, asking a child to perform oral sex on adults, having sex in the presence of a child, fondling the breasts of a child for sexual pleasure and forcing a child to masturbate adults or other children. Abusive behaviour least perceived as abusive was experienced by most respondents during childhood: using corporal punishment as the only form of discipline. Finally, those who experienced the following abusive behaviours during childhood were significantly less likely to perceive of them as abusive: witnessing a parent/guardian being drunk all the time and forcing a child younger than 11 years old to take care of parents/guardians or siblings almost daily. Findings highlight the potential risks of childhood experience of abusive behaviours on perception of abusive behaviours and indicate the relevance of abusive behaviours to child protection policy and practice in the region.

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尼日利亚受访者对儿童的虐待和对儿童虐待的感知

这项研究调查了尼日利亚受访者的童年虐待和对虐待的看法。304名受访者完成了关于儿童时期经历和虐待行为感知的在线问卷调查。描述性分析用于检查反应。在所检查的71种虐待行为中，对五种性虐待行为达成了很高的共识（95％至100％的共识）：与孩子进行性交，要求孩子对成年人进行口交，在场时进行性行为的孩子，为了性快感而抚摸孩子的乳房，并强迫孩子自慰成人或其他孩子。大多数受访者在童年时期就经历过最不被认为是虐待的虐待行为：将体罚作为唯一的纪律。最后，那些在童年时期经历过以下虐待行为的人不太可能将其视为虐待行为：目睹父母/监护人一直醉酒，并强迫11岁以下的孩子几乎每天照顾父母/监护人或兄弟姐妹。 。调查结果突显了儿童时期虐待行为经历对虐待行为感知的潜在风险，并表明了虐待行为与该地区儿童保护政策和实践的相关性。