In a survey conducted in 2022, Ghanian mission-based and faith-based health facilities registered the highest share of support services for child maltreatment survivors, at 24 percent. Quasi governmental and university facilities came in second, with 13 percent.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines child maltreatment as "the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power."
Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority
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Ghana Health Service. (December 22, 2023). Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/
Ghana Health Service. "Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/
Ghana Health Service. (2023). Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/
Ghana Health Service. "Share of Support Services for Child Abuse Survivors in Health Facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by Authority." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/
Ghana Health Service, Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Share of support services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana as of 2022, by authority [Graph], Ghana Health Service, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451827/ghana-child-abuse-support-services-by-authority/
