Assessment of Knowledge of Family Physicians Regarding Risk Factors Associated with Child Abuse
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The reporting and investigation of child maltreatment, and the response to it, involve people from many different walks of life, ranging from parents, relatives, and acquaintances to child-care workers, teachers, association members, volunteers in children’s aid societies, child Protection Offices, police officers, prosecutors, and judges. One of the most frequently encountered types of child neglect is the child mal-treatment and has the most serious long-term consequences. Hence, we planned the present study to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of family physicians in regard to child abuse. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of knowledge of 80 family physicians in relation to child abuse. All the physicians were pre-informed about the study protocol. A questionnaire was framed for assess in the level of knowledge and attitude of family physicians in relation to child abuse. Criteria given by Oral et al. were used for assessing the quality and standardization of questionnaires framed for assessing the knowledge and attitude of physicians. All the results were recorded and analyzed. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: A total of 80 physicians were included in the present study out of which, 45 were males and 35 were females. The mean age of all the physicians were 31.2 years, out of 80, 61 were married while 19 were unmarried. In regard to the most commonly seen sign of child abuse cases, 41 physicians knew the correct answer. 42 physicians had correct knowledge regarding the most common body side manifested with signs of child abuse while only 7 physicians knew that in which body parts, echymoses reminds of physical abuse. Conclusion: There is a need for increasing the awareness and educational training of the physicians for increasing their knowledge for early identification and management of child abuse cases.
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Sunil Yadav, Manju Datta
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