Background

The corporal punishment of children is a significant public health concern; corporal punishment also violates children's rights and may have negative impacts on children's long-term health.

Objective

This study investigates the prevalence of corporal punishment of children in Myanmar and associated factors.

Participant and setting

This study is a secondary data analysis of the 2015–2016 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS). The study targeted 13,235 (weighted) children between 2 and 14 years old.

Methods

Corporal punishment of children by caregivers was assessed using six questions that utilized UNICEF's child disciplinary module. Multiple logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify associated factors.

Results

Nearly half of the children in the study (44.5 %; 95 % confidence interval (CI): 42.60, 46.50) were found to have been subjected to corporal punishment, and the most common form of corporal punishment was “spanking, hitting, or slapping the child on the bottom with a bare hand” (29.1 %; 95 % CI: 27.53, 30.80). Multivariable analyses revealed that a child's sex, age, education level, location of residence, and number of family members; the primary caregiver's sex and attitude toward corporal punishment; and the family's socio-economic status were all factors significantly associated with corporal punishment. The prevalence of corporal punishment of children in Myanmar was high, and many significant predictors were identified.

Conclusion

The implementation of child protection policies and the promotion of nonviolent parenting methods should be conducted immediately to community members. Community education should particularly focus on uneducated caregivers and families with low socioeconomic status.

中文翻译：

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缅甸对儿童的体罚：对 2015-2016 年缅甸人口与健康调查数据的分析

背景

体罚儿童是一个重大的公共卫生问题；体罚也侵犯了儿童的权利，并可能对儿童的长期健康产生负面影响。

客观的

本研究调查了缅甸儿童体罚的普遍性及相关因素。

参与者和设置

本研究是对 2015-2016 年缅甸人口与健康调查 (MDHS) 的二次数据分析。该研究针对 2 至 14 岁的 13,235 名（加权）儿童。

方法

使用联合国儿童基金会儿童纪律模块的六个问题评估了看护人对儿童的体罚。进行多元逻辑回归分析以确定相关因素。

结果

研究中近一半的儿童（44.5 %；95 % 置信区间 (CI)：42.60, 46.50）被发现曾遭受过体罚，最常见的体罚形式是“打屁股、打或打耳光”赤手在底部的孩子”（29.1 %；95 % CI：27.53, 30.80）。多变量分析显示，孩子的性别、年龄、教育程度、居住地和家庭成员人数；主要照顾者的性别和对体罚的态度；和家庭的社会经济地位都是与体罚显着相关的因素。缅甸儿童体罚的普遍性很高，并且确定了许多重要的预测因素。

结论

应立即向社区成员开展儿童保护政策的实施和非暴力育儿方法的推广。社区教育应特别关注未受过教育的照顾者和社会经济地位低的家庭。