背景:虐待儿童是指对儿童的任何类型的虐待,由父母犯下的,看护人,或以监护身份的另一个人,这可能会导致身体上的情况,性,或情感虐待。在医疗保健环境中,医生在识别和管理这种现象方面发挥着至关重要的作用,随着全球未报告病例数量的增加。
方法:在2022年至2023年之间,对在沙特阿拉伯执业的医生进行了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究,以评估他们的知识,意识,以及对虐待儿童的态度。使用IBMSPSSStatisticsforWindows分析数据,版本26(2019年发布;IBMCorp.,Armonk,纽约,美国)。
结果:共有153名医生参与了这项研究,其中65名参与者(42.5%)表示对虐待儿童的意识差,79名参与者(51.6%)表示对虐待儿童有中等了解。此外,在87名参与者(56.9%)中,缺乏知识是报告虐待儿童的最常见障碍.意识与知识之间以及知识与态度之间存在正相关。此外,结果发现,较高的态度得分与男性有关,经验较少,在急诊医学部实习,在政府医院工作.
结论:这些结果突出了实施专门培训计划和研讨会的重要性,重点是识别和报告虐待儿童的情况。以及提供识别虐待迹象和采取适当干预措施的准则。
BACKGROUND: Child abuse refers to any type of mistreatment of a child, perpetrated by a parent, caregiver, or another individual in a custodial capacity, which may lead to instances of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Physicians play a crucial role in identifying and managing this phenomenon in the healthcare setting, as the number of unreported cases increases globally.
METHODS: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2022 and 2023 among physicians practicing in Saudi Arabia to assess their knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward child abuse. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 26 (Released 2019; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States).
RESULTS: A total of 153 physicians were involved in this study, in which 65 participants (42.5%) indicated poor awareness of child abuse, while 79 participants (51.6%) indicated moderate knowledge of child abuse. Additionally, lack of knowledge was the most common barrier to reporting child abuse in 87 participants (56.9%). A positive significant correlation was identified between awareness and knowledge and between knowledge and attitude. Also, it was found that a higher attitude score was more associated with being male, having less experience, practicing in the emergency medicine department, and working in a governmental hospital.
CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the significance of implementing specialized training programs and workshops focused on identifying and reporting child abuse, as well as providing guidelines for recognizing signs of abuse and taking appropriate intervention measures.