Physical abuse of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Alarming increase in the relative frequency of hospitalizations during the lockdown period.

Fiche publication

Date publication

août 2021

Journal

Child abuse & neglect

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr QUANTIN Catherine

Tous les auteurs :
Loiseau M, Cottenet J, Bechraoui-Quantin S, Gilard-Pioc S, Mikaeloff Y, Jollant F, François-Purssell I, Jud A, Quantin C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34488053

Résumé

In France, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a general lockdown from mid-March to mid-May 2020, forcing families to remain confined. We hypothesized that children may have been victims of more physical abuse during the lockdown, involving an increase in the relative frequency of hospitalization.