Reported child maltreatment in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study

Reported child maltreatment in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study

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Child maltreatment (CM) exists throughout the world, including within the Arab region.However, the resources addressing CM in Saudi Arabia remain limited.The study described the medico-legal characteristics of CM victims referred to the Saudi Forensic Medicine Center during the years 2015 and u11-200ps 2016.There were 385 cases of CM included in the study.

Most cases involved boys (72.1 %) who experienced sexual assaults (98 %), for which forensic evidence was non-conclusive (59.2 %).These findings represent the here tip of the iceberg regarding the magnitude of CM in the Kingdom and should compel child protective authorities to develop effective strategies to minimize it.