STEP-PARENT ABUSE AND CHILD MORTALITY IN POLYGAMOUS HOUSEHOLDS: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE METROPOLIS (NASSARAWO, JEKADA FARI, AND PANTAMI WARDS), GOMBE LGA, GOMBE STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Abstract Step-parent violence within polygamous households represents a critical child protection issue in Northern Nigeria, with Gombe Metropolis emerging as an epidemiological hotspot. This study examines 14 documented […]