Prevalence of child abuse and common mental comorbidity among university of Khartoum medical students, Khartoum, Sudan

Childhood maltreatment is common among Sudanese medical students and significantly affects mental health, particularly emotional abuse and neglect. The only type of abuse which significantly contributed to psychological distress was emotional abuse. More focus is needed towards emotional abuse as it is still hidden, unlike physical and sexual abuse, which show visible marks. More researches need to be done toward addressing the domains of emotional abuse and how to prevent it.