Students’ perceptions of the prevalence, forms and causes of child abuse in Edo State, Nigerian

Authors

  • S.O. Momoh Institute of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria
  • D.O. Aigbomian Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
  • B.O. Longe Institute of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.19.num.1.2008.11397

Keywords:

child abuse, secondary school students, guidance and Counselling, Edo State (Nigeria)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of incidence of child abuse among secondary school students in Edo State with focus on guidance and Counselling implications. In order to accomplish this, four research questions were raised: (i) What was the extent of child abuse among secondary school students in Edo State? (ii) What were the frequencies of occurrence of child abuse? (iii) Was child abuse more prevalent in rural than urban area? (iv) What were the common causes of child abuse? The article presents the objectives, methodology and results of the study and its implications for guidance.

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Momoh, S., Aigbomian, D., & Longe, B. (2014). Students’ perceptions of the prevalence, forms and causes of child abuse in Edo State, Nigerian. REOP - Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía, 19(1), 5–11. https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.19.num.1.2008.11397

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