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The slope index of inequality (SII) and the concentration index (CIX) were calculated to assess inequalities in child physical abuse.<\/p>\n<\/sec>\n<sec>\n<title>Results.<\/title>\n<p>In Guyana, 53.1% and 4.4% of children endured moderate and severe physical abuse, respectively. Children aged 24 months or older (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 2.29; 95% CI [1.33, 3.95]), living in the Interior (AOR 2.42; 95% CI [1.20, 4.87]), in households headed by females (AOR 2.32; 95% CI [1.47, 3.65]), whose mothers ever consumed alcohol (AOR 2.41; 95% CI [1.53, 3.79]) or had positive attitudes toward child physical abuse (AOR 4.37; 95% CI [2.07, 9.23]) were at higher risk of experiencing moderate physical abuse. The risk of severe physical abuse increased among children whose mothers had a positive attitude toward child physical punishment and decreased according to the mother\u2019s level of education. Important disparities were observed between boys and girls according to maternal education and geographic regions.<\/p>\n<\/sec>\n<sec>\n<title>Conclusions.<\/title>\n<p>Children in Guyana who endured moderate physical abuse exceed 50% of the country\u2019s child population. Guyana needs to enact legislation that prohibits child physical abuse. Stringent enforcement is necessary to ensure Guyanese children do not continue to experience physical abuse.<\/p>\n<\/sec>","DOI":"10.26633\/rpsp.2025.58","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]],"date-time":"2025-05-27T14:42:32Z","timestamp":1748356952000},"page":"1","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Determinants of child physical abuse in Guyana: Findings from the 2019 Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey"],"prefix":"10.26633","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Gary","family":"Joseph","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"},{"name":"garyjoseph056@gmail.com"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Audrey","family":"Benn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cecil","family":"Boston","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Debra","family":"Lowe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karishma","family":"Jeeboo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"La-Toya","family":"Arthur-Tucker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lauristan","family":"Choy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lidon","family":"Lashley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gbenankpon M.","family":"Houv\u00e8ssou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, United States of America"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tammy","family":"Hopkinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas B.","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"11167","reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. 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