https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517726973 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 1–17 © The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0886260517726973 journals.sagepub.com/home/jiv Article Factors Associated With Child Maltreatment Among Children Aged 11 to 17 Years in Community Settings of Karachi, Pakistan, Using Belsky Ecological Framework Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, 1 Salima Farooq, 1 Uzma Rahim Khan, 1 Yasmin Parpio, 1 Syed Iqbal Azam, 1 Junaid Razzak, 2 Anjiya Aslam Laljee, 1 and Muhammad Masood Kadir 1 Abstract Child maltreatment is considered as a global social issue and results as combined effect of parental background, socioeconomic environment, family structure, and child characteristics. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with child maltreatment among children aged 11 to 17 years in Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey of 800 pairs (children ranging from 11 to 17 years old and their parents) was randomly selected from 32 clusters of Karachi, using multistage cluster sampling. A structured questionnaire was adopted from the International Society for 1 Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan 2 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Corresponding Author: Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Senior Instructor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, First Floor, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Email: maryam.ali@aku.edu 726973JIV XX X 10.1177/0886260517726973Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceLakhdir et al. research-article 2017