Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment among health care providers working in primary care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alkathiri, Moath; Baraja, Muneera; Alaqeel, Suliaman

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2492_20

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“…Nonetheless, in order to prevent CAN, it is imperative that public awareness be raised. Public awareness campaigns can aid in educating communities about risk factors, available support services, and the different types of CAN [ 20 , 21 ]. One of the barriers to reporting CAN, as mentioned in the current study, is the lack of social acceptance of doing so [ 2 , 22 ].…”

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Identification of Child Abuse and Neglect Based on the Perception of Training Physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alyoubi,

Al-Hayani,

Mazi

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Introduction Child abuse and neglect (CAN) affects many countries, including Saudi Arabia (SA). CAN in SA is more commonly detected in hospitals. Therefore, healthcare professionals must identify and report the cases. This study aims to assess knowledge and perceptions toward CAN among training physicians. Methodology A cross-sectional survey was conducted through a self-administrated structured questionnaire and involved 123 residents and fellows who deal with children in Jeddah, SA. The participants were recruited using convenient sampling methods. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis. Results We found that approximately 78% would report their findings to the legal authority, document them, and assess their consistency with parents and the child's explanation. However, only 41.5% of the participants would report CAN to the proper authority. Most participants believed that CAN should be redefined according to Saudi culture and religious standards. In contrast, 68.9% of the participants believed that CAN cases are under-reported in SA. The main barrier to not reporting is the fear of consequences (63.4%). About 77% of the participants agreed to the need for further training. Identifying the CAN indicators was higher among those who handled a CAN case previously (median = 66.67, p = 0.023). Conclusions In conclusion, the study showed that appropriate undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum training should be developed to strengthen future healthcare practitioners in dealing with CAN cases to protect children's welfare.

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Identification of Child Abuse and Neglect Based on the Perception of Training Physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alyoubi,

Al-Hayani,

Mazi

et al. 2024

Cureus

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“…The study was conducted in the Netherlands in order to correlate with the primary health of the people. The main objective of physiotherapists is to educate people to understand what really matters for them to increase the chances of keeping away any kind of disorder or disease [17]. With exercise, people can maintain their health, but it is important to understand how much exercise will be required for the body.…”

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“…Continued care is related to the health of the public, whereas physiotherapists are useful in providing guidelines to manage healthcare affairs. Moreover, diseases can destroy people and can change their lives altogether, but periodic checkups of physiotherapists contribute to reducing the risks of diseases as well as disorders in public [17]. A recent study investigated that physiotherapist are the helping hand of the people who contribute to the healthcare system.…”

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“…On the other hand, people who do not take care of their health and do not go to physiotherapists to make sure they check up and look after their body then leads to sudden issues or any problematic disorder that is too difficult to handle [17]. On the other hand, the physiotherapists also guide the people about how to manage their issues and what they should need to do in order to improve their health.…”

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Physiotherapist as Health Promotion Practitioners in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Riyadh City

Alsalem¹,

Almuhaid²

2023

ACMR

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Variables Abbreviation1. Physiotherapists have no role to play in the health promotion in Riyadh City (PRPHR). 2. Physiotherapists working within district health system should include health promotion in their services in Riyadh City (PHPSR). 3. Physiotherapists should responsible for the development of the health promotion polices in Riyadh City (PSRPR). 4. There is a need for physiotherapists to shift from a biomedical approach to a model ensuring health promotion in Riyadh City (PBMHPRC). 5. The physiotherapists is responsible for the planning of a health promotion polices in Riyadh City (PRPHRC). 6. Physiotherapists as health promotion practitioners are responsible for evaluation and implementation of health promotion in Riyadh City (PHPREHP). 7. Would physiotherapists educate people on ergonomics in community where you practice in Riyadh City (WPECPR). 8. Would Physiotherapists play a part in arrive alive campaign of the government in Riyadh City (WPACGR). 9. Would Physiotherapists educate all the clients on healthy diet and need for exercise in Riyadh City (WPCHER). 10. Would physiotherapists participate in an advocacy activity to electrify households to reduce burns caused by the use of coal and paraffin in Riyadh City (WPEHBUR). 11. Would physiotherapists get involved in the efforts to improve the physical exercise for school children to reduce the prevalence of obesity and related diseases in Riyadh City (WPPODR). ResultsThe IBM SPSS and the Microsoft Excel have been used for the analysis of the data with the help of factor analysis and the principal components analysis, along with regression analysis and the correlation analysis.The practical implication of the study is that this work is contributed in the available literature by clearing the role of physiotherapist as health promotion practitioners. The findings are help to develop the effective polices in primary healthcare sector as far as the role of physiotherapist as the health promotion is concerned and it also helps the physiotherapy community to be part of Primary Health Care. ConclusionThe originality of this research work is that it is one of the fewest and one of the earliest research projects works that conduct to clear the role of health promotion in the primary health care. The health promotion is concerning physiotherapy community as part of primary health care.

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“…Some studies were conducted to assess the awareness of parents, teachers, health professionals, and the public about child abuse [11][12][13]. However, most of these studies focused on health professionals and teachers who are assumed to have more knowledge due to their training.…”

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Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect Among the General Public in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

Sheikh¹,

Alanazi²,

Aljohani³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Child abuse represents a serious problem worldwide. In Arab countries, the problem is complicated because abuse may be perceived as a method of discipline. This review aimed to describe awareness of the public in Saudi Arabia regarding child abuse. A search was performed in the databases of MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost), and Web of Science for articles published in English from the 1 st of January, 2000, to the 14 th of November, 2022. The search was conducted during the period from the 7 th to the 14 th of November 2022. The used search words were {"Child Abuse"} AND {"Saudi Arabia"} AND {"awareness"}. The risk of bias (ROB) was assessed using the Risk of Bias Instrument for Cross-Sectional Surveys of Attitudes and Practices. Six studies were included in this review. Most studies had high ROB in recruiting the participants, designing the questionnaires, and stating the rate of response. The awareness regarding physical abuse seemed fair in most studies, but the awareness about shaken baby syndrome was poor. Also, there was a misconception about the parent's right to discipline their children through corporal punishment. Most participants did not perceive a need for establishing protective laws or programs. Public awareness about emotional abuse and neglect was lower than in cases of physical abuse. The overall knowledge about child abuse seems to be fair, but poor knowledge was observed in some forms, such as shaken baby syndrome. The public concepts about physical punishment and the need for protective laws and programs are also negative and require more efforts to alter them.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment among health care providers working in primary care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Identification of Child Abuse and Neglect Based on the Perception of Training Physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Identification of Child Abuse and Neglect Based on the Perception of Training Physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Physiotherapist as Health Promotion Practitioners in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Riyadh City

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect Among the General Public in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

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