Many studies have defined and highlighted the major impact of child abuse on the overall well-being of a child. These impacts cannot be overemphasized as they can even lead to suicide. Many countries have put in place laws that can help protect the child, and punish the offenders. However, the extent of the effectiveness of these laws is not well-defined or known. It is also widely believed that certain classes of people in the society such as the low-income earning families, are more vulnerable to child abuse, rendering them less useful in society. Based on these common notions, this study aims to explore the relationship between demographic characteristics and child abuse in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. To do so, eighty (80) respondents were purposely sampled from two communities in Odeda Local Government. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the parents of most of the respondents are traders, and the majority of them hawk their goods around to customers. Also, corporal punishment and child neglect are the major forms of abuse experienced by the children, while other factors include poverty and unemployment. The results obtained showed that there is no relationship between many demographic variables like age, family size, and sex with child abuse, and the abused children are not aware of the Child Rights Law.
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