A study put together by World Vision under the auspices of the Dominican Vice President’s Office in the country, shows that the Dominican Republic is at a moderate risk level in the index of violence and exploitation of children in comparison to other countries in Latin America. The survey reveals that in the context of Latin America, the Dominican Republic is shown with an average risk of violence against children at 20%. The other scores for the region were Mexico 34%, Guatemala 27%, El Salvador 25%, Honduras 16%, Nicaragua 13, Costa Rica 12%, Colombia 26%, Ecuador 15%, Peru 29%, Bolivia 26%, Chile 22%, Brazil 26%.
The survey, called “Violence Against Children and Child Protection Systems: Public Perceptions in Latin America and the Caribbean” – report of the results in Dominican Republic 2017” concludes that in order to prevent and eliminate violence against children and guarantee a network of safe systems, it is necessary for increased networks and inter-disciplinary action between the government, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations.
The survey polled 503 Dominicans online last year and found that 67% of the participants perceived that violence against children is increasing, 43% knew a victim of violence and 88% were in agreement that the child would be impacted in future relationships as an adult. Almost everyone agreed that violence has a negative impact on a child’s health and certainly has a reflection in his education. Ignorance was pointed out as one of the causes of child abuse. Around 97% of citizens believe that this issue should be a priority on the agenda of every sector of society.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
26 April 2018
