The Sectional Evaluation of Health Worker’s Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour on Child Maltreatment in Hakkari, Turkey (original) (raw)

2022, International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review

Child Abuse is a serious global public problem that negatively effects the growth and development of children. Children abuse cases' detection and the lack of necessary interventions during childhood years cause significant physical and psychological problems until adulthood years and the future. Parents, educators, health workers, lawyers, social workers, and many professional groups should be made aware of child sexual abuse and the necessary level of knowledge should be provided. Especially, it is critically important to recognize cases of abuse against child patients in hospitals, to make necessary interventions, and to apply judicial authority. In this study, it was aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and intervention steps in cases of child abuse. All participants (n %100) stated that there was no poster with instructions, templates, and awareness related to child abuse and neglect, %62 of

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