fa عمومى General پژوهشي Research Background: Better prevention of child abuse requires knowledge of risk factors and situations. The general objective of our study was to determine the relative frequency of child abuse in Yaoundé and to draw its epidemiological profile. Method: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019, i.e., 5 years, in 4 referral hospitals in Yaoundé. All records of victims of abuse under the age of 18 years were included. The data collected were analyzed using Epi-info TM version 7.2 software. Ethical clearance was obtained to conduct our study. Results: Of the 19,187 usable records, child abuse victims represented 0.68% (132). Most of the victims were female (121; 91.7%), under 11 years of age (106; 80.3%), middle siblings (46; 35.0%) and HIV infection was the most common medical history at 17.4% (23). The accompanying person for the first consultation was their mother (72/132; 54.5%). Four (3.0%) children had lost both parents. The main antecedent related to the legal guardian was HIV seropositivity, 70.2% (66/94). Conclusion: Child abuse, far from being negligible, concerned primarily girls under 11 years of age. HIV infection was a factor found in both the child victim and the legal guardian in our context Abuse, Children, Epidemiology, Yaoundé 147 156 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-463&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 ABBA-KABIR Haamit 10031947532846005044 10031947532846005044 Yes Department of Public Health. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. University of Yaounde I. NSEME ETOUCKEY Eric 10031947532846005045 10031947532846005045 No Department of Morphological Sciences and Anatomopathology. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. University of Yaoundé I. MEGUIEZE Claude-Audrey 10031947532846005046 10031947532846005046 No . Department of Pediatrics. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. University of Yaounde I , VOUNDI VOUNDI Esther 10031947532846005047 10031947532846005047 No Department of Pediatrics. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. University of Yaoundé I. KOKI NDOMBO Paul 10031947532846005048 10031947532846005048 No Professor Department of Pediatrics. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. University of Yaounde I.