The study aims to identify child abuse at home in urban and rural areas of Assiut
Governorate. The sample comprised 400 mothers; 200 mothers from Assuit City and
200 from three rural villages around Assuit. A questionnaire sheet was designed to
collect the relevant information about child neglect (physical, medical, safety and
educational) and child abuse (emotional and physical). The study was carried out
during the period from January, to the end of September 2003. The study revealed that
children living within overcrowded families are liable to suffer from neglect either
physical, safety, medical or educational than those living in small sized families.
Family instability especially traveling of parents or parental separation are important
factors leading to child abuse. Neglect ( physical, safety and medical) decrease with
increased live I of education. Finally safety and medical neglect are higher in rural
than in urban localities.