Analysis of Child Maltreatment in Overweight / Obese Children

Abstract

Background: Child maltreatment is a global problem. Neglect is the most common type of child maltreatment and is caregiver failure to meet basic nutritional, medical, educational, and emotional needs of a child. Maltreatment can be triggered by caregivers with inadequate resources interacting with a vulnerable child. Research questions: To verify the risk factors of the maltreatment in overweight / obese children. Method: Analysis of child maltreatment were identified by survey and anonymous questioning of 328 overweight children, 364 obese children, and 256 control children, and their parents (1286). Statistical processing of the received data was performed using programs Excel 2010, Statistika 10.