ABSTRACT
This
research was undertaken to investigate the newspaper coverage of child abuse in
Nigeria A study of the Nigeria Dailies.
Four
research questions were used thus; children in Nigeria suffer Abuse from their
parents;
A.
Do Children in
Nigeria suffer Abuse from their parents?
B.
Do Nigeria
parents abuse their children
C.
what are the
causes of child abuses
D.
What are the
possible solution of child abuses in Nigeria? About one thousands questionnaires
with (20) twenty items were distributed. All government secondary schools were
used as the population while only four were used as the population while only four
were used as sample.
The questionnaire and literature review were used as
the tools for data collection. The findings are that;
(a) Nigeria parents abuse their children on daily
basis
(b) average Nigeria child had experience one abuse or
other ;which as a result of the of the effect makes the children [especially
those in secondary schools] to become drop out; whole some have mental disorder
the methods for data analysis is simple percentage method. The research here
recommend that the federal government should make a law that will strongly
prohibit further abuse of the Nigeria children. And as well put policies that
will reduce the harsh condition of the Nigeria child.
Further the investigation can be done on the effects.
Of Child abuse on Nigeria child. A study of the primary and secondary school
children.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title
Page……………………………………………………………i
Approval
page………………………………………………………ii
Dedication………………………………………………………….iii
Acknowledgement…………………………………………………iv
Table of Contents…………………………………………………..v
Abstract…………………………………………………………..viii
CHAPTER ONE
Background of the
study…………………………………………..1
Statement of the
problem………………………………………….3
Significance of the
study…………………………………………...4
Purpose of the
study……………………………………………….5
Research
questions…………………………………………………6
Scope of the
Study…………………………………………………6
CHAPTER TWO
Literature
Review…………………………………………………..8
Conceptual
framework……………………………………………..8
Theoretical
framework…………………………………………….14
Summary of literature
Review…………………………………….15
CHAPTER THREE
Research
mythology………………………………………………17
Design of the
study……………………………………………….17
Description of the Area
of study…………………………………18
Sample and sampling
Technique………………………………....20
Instrument for Data
collection……………………………………20
Validation of instrument……………………………………….....21
Administration of
instrument…………………………………….21
Method of Data
collection………………………………………..21
Method of Data
Analysis………………………………………...22
CHAPTER FOUR
Research Question
1…………………………………………….23
Research Question
11…………………………………………..24
Research Question
111…………………………………………26
Research Question
1v…………………………………………..27
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of
findings…………………………………………30
Educational
implication……………………………………….34
Recommendations…………………………………………….35
Conclusion…………………………………………………….36
Limitation of
finding………………………………………….37
Suggestion for further
Research………………………………37
Summary……………………………………………………..38
References……………………………………………………39
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Child Abuse, are intentional acts
that result in physical or emotional harm to children. The term child abuse;
covers a wide range of behavior, from actual physical assault by parents or
other adult caretakers to neglect of a childs basic needs.
Child abuse is also sometimes called
“child maltreatment” although the extent of child above is difficult to
measure, it is recognized as a major social problem, especially industrialized
nations. It occurs in all income, racial, religious, and ethnic groups. And in
urban and rural communities. It is however, more common in some groups,
especially those below the poverty line.
Cultures around the world have
different standards in deciding what constitutes child abuse.In Sweden,for
example,the law prohibits any physical
punishment of children, including spanking. By contrast, in some countries of
Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, parents are expected to punish their children
by hitting them. This is common practice found in Nigeria.
CATEGORIES /TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE IN NIGERIA
There are several different types of
child abuse, and some children experience more than one form. Physical abuse in
includes deliberate acts of violence that injure or even kill a child.
Unexplained bruises, broken bone or burn marks on a child
may be signs of physical abuse. Sexual abuse occurs when adults use children
for sexual gratification or expose them to sexual activities, such as oral sex
and vaginal or anal penetration.
Emotional abuse
destroys a child’s self-esteem; such abuse commonly includes repeated verbal
abuse of a child in form of shouting, threats, and degrading or humiliating
criticism.
The most common form of
child abuse is “Neglect”. Physical neglect involves a parent’s failure to
provide adequate food, clothing, shelter and medical care to a child. It may
also include inadequate supervision and a consistent failure to protect a child
from hazards or danger. Emotional neglect occurs when a parent or caretaker
fails to meet a child’s basic needs for affection and comfort. Examples of
emotional neglect include behaving in a cold, distant, and affectionate way
towards a child, allowing a child to witness chronic or severe spousal abuse,
allowing a child to use alcohol or Drugs and uncovering a child to engage in delinquent
behaviour. Another form of neglect involves failing to meet a child’s basic
educational needs, either by failing to enroll a child in school or by
permitting a child to skip school frequently.
Finally, sending a
child to hawk in the street or in the market is the most common child abuse in
Nigeria today. Sometimes during school hours you see children hawking in the
street.
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
According to the
National center on child Abuse and Neglect, in 1997 about 5,000 children in
Nigeria were reported as abused or neglected to government agencies that
investigate child abuse. Investigators substantiated abuse or neglect for
nearly 5,000 of the children reported. Among the substantiated case, 56 percent
involved physical or emotional neglect, 25 percent involved physical abuse, 13
percent involved sexual abuse, 6 percent involved emotional abuse, and 13
percent involved other forms of abuse, such as educational neglect or
abandonment. Some children experienced multiple forms of abuse.
Many researchers
believe that statistics based on official reports do not accurately reflect the
prevalence of child abuse.
Definitions of
Maltreatment vary from state to state and among agencies, making such
statistics unreliable. Professionals who interact with children, such as
teachers, day-care workers, pediatricians, and police officers may fail to
recognize or report abuse. In addition, acts of abuse usually occur in the
privacy of a family’s home and often go unreported. Surveys of families, another
way of estimating abuse, indicate that 2.3 percent of children in Nigeria
experience abusive violence each year. Also in Nigeria, according to the
Federal Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, more children die as a
result of child abuse and neglect than natural death.
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
This study in the first
place will expose the wicked acts of some parents and caretakers against their
children and wards. This work will also buttress the definitions of the child
abuse, the prevalence and causes of child abuse in Nigeria. This work will also
proffer solution to this ugly menace and make suggestions on how to curb and
prohibit further cases of child abuse in Nigeria.
The study also tends to
show that every Nigerian Child deserves goodwill. Every Nigerian Child should
enjoy her parental care, and all the fundamental rights of a child as
established in the United Nations policy for child care.
The focus here is to
identify the factors that indicate that a child has been abused, which goes a
long way to proffer possible solutions to this problem.
It be of a great
benefit to those in academic field and those who wants to carry out a research
on this case study.
It will be needful for
the government as their agency on child Abuse will find this work as material
for data collection and the general public will enjoy the information contained
in this work.
This work will equally
serve as panacea towards the non- challenge of parents and caretakers who abuse
the children and wards.
PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
1.
To ascertain whether Nigerian children
are abused or not.
2.
To determine to what extent their
children are been abused.
3.
To identify the dangers of child abuse
and neglect on Nigeria children.
4.
To confirm the causes of this child
abuse and neglect in Nigeria.
5.
To provide a useful information to the
government on child abuse that will help her agency in policy formation and
execution in Nigeria.
6.
To proffer solution to this ugly menace
and detastable act against the child.
RESEARCH
QUESTION
1.
Do Children in Nigeria suffer abuse from
parents?
2.
Do Nigerian Parents abuse their
children?
3.
What are the causes of child abuse in
Nigeria?
4.
What are the possible solutions to stop
this ugly menace?
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study
is limited to Newspaper coverage of child abuse in Nigeria. A study of the
three Nigerian Dailies
While the geographical
scope of this study is based in Enugu state, primary and secondary schools, in
Nsukka town
About seven primary and
secondary schools in Nsukka town were visited to sample opinion.
The study also focuses
attention on the following. If the pupils in primary school would ascertain
that Nigerian children suffer child abuse. While the students in secondary
schools would say to what extent children suffer neglect and abuse from their
parents and wards/caretakers.
Information on the
remote causes of the child abuse was sorted and the possible solutions were
proffered in this investigation.
This work attempted to
study the Nigeria Dailies such as; The Daily sun Newspapers, The Daily Times Newspapers
and the Daily Vanguard Newspapers from 1999- 2017.
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