A national educational campaign to raise awareness of child physical abuse among health care professionals

Soldatou, Alexandra; Stathi, Afroditi; Panos, A.; Paouri, Bilio; Koutsoukou, Electra; Krepis, Panagiotis; Τσολιά, Μαρία; Oral, Resmiye; Leventhal, John M.

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“…In addition to this, only about a quarter of the students had received knowledge about CAN from the medical college, as it was frequently described as fair or insufficient by them, illustrating the norm for the need for additional special sessions and courses about CAN in the college curriculum since it should be their most reliable source as future healthcare professionals. Several local and international studies found similar results [ 9 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Interestingly, one study published in 2003 gave junior physicians special training and education about CAN, in which almost two-thirds of them did not have any courses or sessions on it and found that the majority agreed that the additional education received met their needs and improved their ability to recognize and manage CAN cases [ 27 ].…”

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Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness among Medical Students

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Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and various forms of neglect of children have been encountered more frequently by healthcare providers, particularly physicians. However, mismanagement of child abuse and neglect (CAN) due to a lack of awareness of it can lead to substantial and serious consequences. This study primarily aimed to evaluate the awareness of CAN among medical students and compare it between preclinical and clinical males and females in Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study using a self-reported-based questionnaire was carried out to study child abuse and neglect awareness and compare preclinical and clinical male versus female medical students during the first semester in 2021/2022. The majority of the participants were aware of CAN (90.6%), agreed that CAN exists locally (96.6%), believed that CAN is important in the medical field (96.3%), and expressed the important role of physicians in participating in the management of CAN (84.3%). Some students did not know about the legislation of CAN in Saudi Arabia (15%). The results show a lack of exposure to real CAN cases (80.3%) and the need for more formal education (70.3%). In general, the students were comparable, but there were significant differences showing more awareness in female students compared to males and, similarly, more awareness in clinical-year students. Both clinical and preclinical medical students were aware of CAN, with some concerns regarding their competency in dealing with CAN. CAN should be given more weight in the medical school curriculum.

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“…According to this study, there was no significant correlation between previous training on CAN and the level of knowledge of the subjects [ 17 ]. This implied that there is a great need for a more structured systematic approach to the training of future healthcare professionals in this field, possibly similar to the one described in a publication concerning train-the-trainer and workshop modules performed in Greece that targeted the improvement of the knowledge of physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding child physical abuse [ 18 ].…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Nursing Students in Greece Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect

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Data on the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare practitioners in training regarding child abuse and neglect (CAN) are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes regarding CAN of medical and nursing students in Greek universities. We performed a questionnaire-based e-survey on a convenience sample of students and recruited 609 students (366 medical and 243 nursing). An unsatisfactory level of knowledge in the field was reported overall. Most of the students (92.2%) were aware of their future responsibility to protect vulnerable children and report suspected cases of CAN; at the same time, they were willing to obtain further education. Based on the above, appropriate training in the undergraduate curriculum should be developed in order to strengthen future healthcare practitioners and boost their confidence in dealing with suspected cases of CAN and protect children’s welfare.

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“…A questionnaire consisting of 15 knowledge and nine self-assessment questions was created. Multiple-choice knowledge questions were adapted from a questionnaire by Johnson (Additional file 1 ) [ 18 ]. Self-assessment questions were adapted from the CAN reporting self-efficacy (CANRSE) instrument (Additional file 2 ) [ 33 ].…”

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“…To address the lack of knowledge, skills, and confidence in identifying and addressing CAN reported by medical students and healthcare professionals worldwide [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], significant efforts have been made in many countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Greece and Taiwan, regarding CAN education, with encouraging results [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Teaching methods and educational interventions described in the literature mostly involve conventional didactic lectures [17][18][19][20][21], handing out protocols [15,18], decisional flow charts and selfinstructional kits with self-evaluation activities [20], case presentations and discussions with experts [15,18,21], direct participation in patient evaluation [21], videos [15,21] and audiotapes [19], e-learning modules [17,19,22], cards-illustrations and written scenarios [20] or virtual patients [19]. There is only one study describing a simulated encounter of nursing students with a person acting as the mother of an injured infant [23].…”

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Creation and evaluation of a participatory child abuse and neglect workshop for medical students

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Background Since child abuse and neglect (CAN) is prevalent worldwide, medical students should acquire basic knowledge, skills, and confidence in identifying and addressing CAN. Although significant educational efforts have been previously described, none has focused on using participatory methods to teach medical students CAN. Purpose To: 1) develop a participatory educational workshop in CAN for medical students, 2) gather, train, and establish a peer-to-peer teaching group, and 3) assess the effectiveness of the workshop in gain of knowledge and improvement of self-confidence for participants. Methods A two-hour workshop was created with role-playing, the use of mannikins and peer-to-peer teaching. A 15-item knowledge and a 9-item self-confidence questionnaire were used before, right after, and six months after each workshop. Results Nine workshops in two academic pediatric departments with a total attendance of 300 6th year medical students were conducted. For the 69 students who completed the questionnaires at all three times, there were statistically significant gains in knowledge right after (p < .001) and six months after (p < .0001) the workshops. Similarly, self-confidence increased right after (p < .0001) and six months after (p < .001) the workshops. Self-selection bias testing indicated that these 69 students who completed all three questionnaires were representative of those who completed the pre-testing and the testing right after. Conclusions We successfully established a peer-to-peer teaching group to conduct nine participatory workshops that improved the participants’ knowledge and self-confidence in CAN. This feasible and novel active learning approach may help address inadequacies in medical curricula.

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A national educational campaign to raise awareness of child physical abuse among health care professionals

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Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness among Medical Students

Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness among Medical Students

Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Nursing Students in Greece Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect

Creation and evaluation of a participatory child abuse and neglect workshop for medical students

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