By ESIABA ONYEKA DANIEL AND ELIZABETH A JOSEPH

Information got to the students of the Kaduna State Polytechnic (KADPOLY) that they are to proceed on mid-semester break from Monday 2nd March, 2020 to Friday 6th March, 2020 for Regular Students, while that of Evening Programmes from Tuesday 3rd March, 2020 to Friday 6th March, 2020. The reason is to enable the students and staffs take a breather. It will enable them refresh and come back stronger.

Child abuse is a recognized public health and social problem in the worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), child abuse includes all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect and negligent treatment and exploitation. Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking. Estimates of child maltreatment indicate that nearly a quarter of adults (22.6%) worldwide suffered physical abuse as a child, 36.3% experienced emotional abuse and 16.3% experienced physical neglect, with no significant differences between boys and girls. However, the lifetime prevalence rate of childhood sexual abuse indicates more marked differences by sex – 18% for girls and 7.6% for boys. The lifelong consequences of child maltreatment include impaired physical and mental healthe, poorer school performance, and job and relationship difficulties. Ultimately, child maltreatment can contribute to slowing a country’s economic and social development. We conclude that child maltreatment is a widespread, global phenomenon affecting

Child abuse is a recognized public health and social problem in the worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), child abuse includes all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect and negligent treatment and exploitation. Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking. Estimates of child maltreatment indicate that nearly a quarter of adults (22.6%) worldwide suffered physical abuse as a child, 36.3% experienced emotional abuse and 16.3% experienced physical neglect, with no significant differences between boys and girls. However, the lifetime prevalence rate of childhood sexual abuse indicates more marked differences by sex – 18% for girls and 7.6% for boys. The lifelong consequences of child maltreatment include impaired physical and mental healthe, poorer school performance, and job and relationship difficulties. Ultimately, child maltreatment can contribute to slowing a country’s economic and social development. We conclude that child maltreatment is a widespread, global phenomenon affecting

the lives of millions of children all over the world, which is in sharp contrast with the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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