Factors associated with physicians’ assessment and management of child abuse and neglect: A mixed method study

İnanıcı, Sinem Yıldız; Celik, Emine Yilmaz; Hıdıroğlu, Seyhan; Özdemir, Mikail; İnanıcı, Mehmet Akif

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2020.101972

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“…The most important risk factors identified by the same group was children or parents suffering from mental disabilities, and alcohol and drug abuse among parents which scored 4.3 out of a scale of 5. [ 26 ] A study conducted on the proficiency of family physicians in identifying the cases of child abuse and correctly acting on meeting them showed that a significant 39.7% of the 375 participants were not taught about child abuse in their under graduation and post-graduation days. [ 27 ] This shows the lack of importance given to this topic in the medical curriculum, and the pressing need to inculcate the same in our system.…”

Section: Reporting Of Abuse and Role Of Doctors Teachers And Parentsmentioning

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Child abuse

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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Child abuse is a social evil which has existed in our society since a long time. The awareness regarding the same has been minimal in developing countries. Many a times, punitive measures taken by parents to discipline their children turn out to be painful scars in their childhood resulting in stunting of their mental and social growth. Doctors and other health care workers have a very important role in identifying and reporting such issues. Law has also evolved over the recent past in safeguarding the future of our children. However, awareness regarding this issue has remained to be the same as before. During the current era of COVID, parents and children have been restricted to their homes. Livelihood of many families have been at risk. These issues have burdened the caretakers at home and absence of teachers who were otherwise their guardian angels have impacted the minds of these children adversely. Hence in this article we intend to provide good clarity about this social evil, and the rights of our children. We also wish to stress upon the duties of parents, doctors, teachers in molding these tender minds so as to get the best out of them.

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Section: Reporting Of Abuse and Role Of Doctors Teachers And Parentsmentioning

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“…Socioeconomic status is never a factor, since children from all strata of society have been noticed to be victims of this evil. [ 26 ]…”

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Child abuse

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Bhat

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…Challenges with reporting self-harm are similar to those found with child and domestic abuse. Research indicates that many physicians have reservations about assessing for risk or making reports of suspected abuse 73,74 . There are many factors that may impact a physician's ability or willingness to refer a patient to a mental health provider and/or report abuse concerns, including close relationships with the family 73 , failure to recognize abuse 75,76 , and the impact of cultural differences between the physician and the family 73 .…”

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The Musculoskeletal Care of Children Who Self-Harm

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Luu

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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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“…In contrast, in another study, male dentists were found to report more suspected cases of child abuse than female dentists (Sonbol et al, 2012). In addition, İnanici et al (2020) identified a difference between male and female physicians in their attitudes towards reporting child abuse.…”

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Ophthalmologists’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Willingness to Report Child Abuse

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The aim of the present study was to explore ophthalmologists’ attitudes, knowledge, and willingness to report child abuse. One-hundred-and-seven ophthalmologists employed in various hospitals in Israel completed an online questionnaire. Less than half the ophthalmologists (44.9%) reported that they had treated children whom they identified or suspected as being victims of child abuse, while only 43.9% of these reported child abuse. Despite generally positive attitudes towards reporting of child abuse among the ophthalmologists, their average level of knowledge was low. Ophthalmologists who had received training on child abuse and residents displayed a higher level of knowledge. In addition, female ophthalmologists tended to agree more that ophthalmologists are obligated to screen for and report child abuse. Moreover, female ophthalmologists expressed higher willingness to report child abuse. The present study reveals that underreporting of child abuse, and more precisely the discrepancy between identification and reporting, is present among ophthalmologists. It seems that lack of knowledge regarding identification and reporting of child abuse is the main barrier to reporting, especially among medical specialists. These findings underscore the importance of training programs on child abuse, both during formal education in medical school, and post-qualification, for all ophthalmologists, irrespective of seniority.

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Factors associated with physicians’ assessment and management of child abuse and neglect: A mixed method study

Cited by 4 publications

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Child abuse

Child abuse

The Musculoskeletal Care of Children Who Self-Harm

Ophthalmologists’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Willingness to Report Child Abuse

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