Association between Parental Addiction and Types of Child Abuse in High-School Students of Kerman, Iran

Background: child abuse is one of the vulnerabilities that threaten child's physical and mental health in childhood and is associated with serious short-term and long-term complications. the present study aimed to review the association of parental addiction with types of child abuse in high-school students of kerman, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 360 students were recruited and studied through cluster sampling method. abuse and the related factors were assessed using a standard self-report 48-item questionnaire. findings: average child abuse among the study subjects was 27.6%. physical behavior, negligence, and emotional abuse were seen in 9.7%, 23.6%, and 17.9% of the subjects, respectively. parental addiction had a significant association (p = 0.001) with incidence of all the child abuse domains. conclusion: special consideration to families of addicted parents and early identification of child abuse cases may prevent the adverse side effects.