When comparing economic status of victims of child abuse the nurse understands that which of the following is true?
a. Children from extremely poor homes are 3 times more likely to be sexually abused than children from privileged homes.
b. Children from privileged homes are 5 times more likely to be sexually abused than children from extremely poor homes.
c. Children from extremely poor homes are 18 times more likely to be sexually abused than children from privileged homes.
d. There is no difference in the number of children who are sexually abused, whether from extremely poor homes or privileged homes.
C
Children from households well below the poverty level and those from large families are many times more likely to be abused than are children whose family incomes are at or just above poverty and who are in single child families. The NIS-3 reported that children from extremely poor homes are 18 times more likely to be sexually abused than children from privileged homes. These children are also 60 times more likely to die from child abuse.
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