Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of a Group of Turkish Dentists regarding Child Abuse

Child abuse is a universal problem with critical lifelong effects. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, experiences of dentists regarding child abuse and to increase relevant awareness of them. A self-administered questionnaire with 48 questions about dentists’ personal and educational...

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Published in:Odovtos 2023-01, Vol.25 (1), p.404-420
Main Author: Ceyhan, Derya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuso infantil
Attitudes
Awareness
Child abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Children & youth
Conciencia
Conocimiento
Dentist
Dentista
Dentistry
Dentists
Informes
Internet resources
Knowledge
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Pilot projects
Public sector
Questionnaires
Reporting
Scandals
Violence
Violencia
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Summary:Child abuse is a universal problem with critical lifelong effects. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, experiences of dentists regarding child abuse and to increase relevant awareness of them. A self-administered questionnaire with 48 questions about dentists’ personal and educational information and their level of knowledge, attitudes, experiences on child abuse was implemented. Out of targeted 305 participants, 183 (60.0%) returned completely filled out questionnaires. Majority of participants knew signs and symptoms of child abuse. Of the participants, more than half were well-informed on what to do, however, one quarter had no knowledge about where to report in case of child abuse. In identifying child abuse, 39.3% of the participants found themselves inadequate. The most commonly stated reason for low rate of reporting was hesitancy to identify the case as abuse, and all participants needed more training. Only 12 (6.6%) participants suspected a case of child abuse. Dentists who had children and were long-time experienced and generalist did not have sufficient knowledge about legal obligations, signs and symptoms of child abuse (p
ISSN:1659-1046
2215-3411
2215-3411
DOI:10.15517/ijds.2022.52660