Child Abuse:An Empirical Study Emphasizing on Child Health in Present Indian Socio-Economic Situation

Context: Child abuse is often neglected in the society. However, it should not be overlooked as this problem might become a major problem in the long run. Due to the hush-hush nature of this problem in the society, it is slowly creeping in as social stigma amongst the people which restricts the problem from being addressed directly. The main objective of the paper is to identify the health related factors of Child Abuse in present Indian socio-economic situation. The results of the study show that Child abuse is a growing peril in the Indian society and it must be addressed as soon as possible. Less research has been done in this field and there is a need to explore the various options in order to mitigate it. Adjusted odd ratios (OR) was used for the analysis of the data.