Child abuse in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory (WB/oPt): social and political determinants

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study sample

Variable	Number	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	575	51.9
Female	532	48.1
Child’s age (years)
Less than 6	568	51.3
6 to 9	400	36.1
10 to 12	139	12.6
Mother’s age
16–29	242	21.9
30–39	540	48.7
40–49	284	25.7
50 and above	41	3.7
Father’s age
16–29	61	5.5
30–39	423	38.2
40–49	457	41.3
50 and above	166	15.0
Family size
Up to 4	177	16.0
5 to 7	660	59.6
8 and more	270	24.4
Child’s position in family.
First/Only child	107	9.7
Middle child	325	29.4
Last child	675	60.9
Family structure
Nuclear	1028	92.9
Extended	79	7.1
Education (mothers)
Below secondary	648	58.5
Secondary	209	18.9.
Post-secondary	250	22.6
Education (father)
Below secondary	673	60.8
Secondary	194	17.5
Post-secondary	240	21.7
Employment (mother)
Employed	99	8.9
Housewife or unemployed	1008	91.1
Employment (father)
Laborer	333	30.1
Middle class manager/landowner	656	59.3
Unemployed	118	10.7
Number of persons working part-time in household
No body	931	84.1
1 to 4 persons	176	15.9
Dependency ratio
No body	69	6.2
1 to 3 persons	166	15.0
4 and more	872	78.8
Child disability
No	988	89.3
Yes	119	10.7
Locality type
Urban	412	37.2
Rural	614	55.5
Camp	81	7.3
Region
North WB	507	45.8
Center WB	252	22.8
South WB	348	31.4
Refugee status
Refugee	336	30.4
Non refugee	771	69.6
Parental warmth levels
Low	244	22.0
Moderate to high	863	78.0
Political violence
No	650	58.7
Yes	457	41.3

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