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Descriptive data were summarized with frequencies and measures of central tendency. Chi-squared and independent <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> tests were used to compare pre-earthquake and post-earthquake data. Basic mapping was used to explore patterns of child abuse in relation to proximity to the epicenter.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1935789319000168_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Comparison of pre-earthquake and post-earthquake data showed noteworthy improvements in the education attainment of the household head and possession of mobile phones after the earthquake. The prevalence of emotional, physical, and severe physical abuse in 2012 was estimated to be 78.5%, 77.0%, and 15.4%, respectively. Mapping revealed no conclusive patterns between the proximity of each region to the epicenter and the prevalence of the different forms of abuse. However, the prevalence of severe physical abuse was notably higher in settlement camps (25.0%) than it was in Haiti overall (15.4%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1935789319000168_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The high prevalence of child abuse in Haiti highlights an urgent need for interventions aimed at reducing occurrences of household child abuse.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/dmp.2019.16","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,29]],"date-time":"2019-05-29T07:35:51Z","timestamp":1559115351000},"page":"927-935","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Emotional and Physical Child Abuse in The Context of Natural Disasters: A Focus on Haiti"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Sony","family":"Subedi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susan","family":"Bartels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Colleen","family":"Davison","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1935789319000168_ref37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1193\/1.3630129"},{"key":"S1935789319000168_ref18","unstructured":"18. 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