Hamna Mukhtar Tarar, Ayesha Azhar, Kiran Ismail, Malik Olatunde Oduoye, Omama Asim, Rida Omer
The influence of sociodemographic factors on parental health-seeking behavior for illnesses among the pediatric age group in Karachi: A cross-sectional study
Health science reports
child laborers often defined work deprives children childhood potential dignity harmful physical mental development child laborers one vulnerable groups domestic violence domestic violence severely affects physical mental health consequently affects substance dependence resilience suicide children accordingly essential examine domestic violence substance dependence suicidal ideation working children present study aimed investigate relationship exposure domestic violence substance dependence suicide resilience among child laborers iran study employed crosssectional research 600 child laborers selected via convenience snow ball sampling one rehabilitation welfare center three charity organization societies west iran january august 2022 completed questionnaires data analyzed spss software version 22 using descriptive statistics frequency percentage mean standard deviation anova independent ttest multiple linear regression model backward strategy findings showed exposure domestic violence strong direct correlation substance dependence r 094 p 0001 strong indirect correlation suicide resilience r 091 p 0001 also substance dependence strong direct correlation suicide resilience r 087 p 0001 child laborers variables substance dependence suicide resilience gender guardians disease status living status age predict 7651 variance domestic violence children child laborers experience lot domestic violence severely affects suicide resilience substance dependence therefore urgent need systematic support programs content teaching selfcare behaviors stress management avoiding tense violent environments order support children reduce domestic violence subsequently reduce substance improve abuse resilience suicide children