PMID- 34889783
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211214
LR  - 20220429
IS  - 1119-3077 (Print)
VI  - 24
IP  - 12
DP  - 2021 Dec
TI  - Family physicians in an Eastern Turkish City need training on child abuse and 
      neglect: A cross-sectional study.
PG  - 1766-1772
LID - 10.4103/njcp.njcp_678_20 [doi]
AB  - AIM: The study's purpose was to determine the knowledge, competencies, and 
      approaches of family physicians in recognizing the signs of child neglect and 
      abuse. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 March and 30 
      August 2019 in the Erzurum province in Turkey. The population of the study was 
      family physicians working in primary care. The data were collected with an 
      instrument that included the Scale of Diagnosing the Symptoms and Risks of Child 
      Abuse and Neglect (SDRCAN) and a socio-demographic information form. RESULTS: The 
      mean age was 37.40 +/- 8.78 years (min. 26, max. 60). Of the participants, 103 (n = 
      58.5%) were men. The most common types of encountered child abuse/neglect were 
      physical abuse or neglect (each 27.8%, n = 49). Having received education on 
      child abuse/neglect among participants was only 44.9% (n = 79). On the other 
      hand, the rate of having encountered any child abuse/neglect was 40.3% (n = 71). 
      Another result of this study is the proportion of family physicians feeling weak 
      regarding history taking (30.7%, n = 54), physical exam (17.0%, n = 30), and 
      cooperation with the authorities (13.1%, n = 23). Additionally, the different 
      responses among the participants about action in case of encountering child 
      abuse/neglect were remarkable. Being a woman was one prominent factor that 
      increased the SDRCAN score (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The awareness and knowledge 
      of family physicians in Erzurum about child maltreatment are inadequate. We 
      recommend focusing on child maltreatment, especially in medical faculties, 
      including this issue in the standard core curriculums, and organizing 
      intermittent in-service training programs during the post-graduate working 
      period.
FAU - Calikoglu, E O
AU  - Calikoglu EO
AD  - Department of Public Health, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
FAU - Atila, D
AU  - Atila D
AD  - Menemen Family Health Center, Izmir, Turkey.
FAU - Akturk, Z
AU  - Akturk Z
AD  - Institute of Family Medicine and Health Research, Munich Technical University, 
      Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Niger J Clin Pract
JT  - Nigerian journal of clinical practice
JID - 101150032
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child
MH  - *Child Abuse/diagnosis
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Physicians, Family
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Turkey
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Child abuse
OT  - Turkey
OT  - education
OT  - family
OT  - physicians
COIS- None
EDAT- 2021/12/11 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2021/12/10 12:19
PHST- 2021/12/10 12:19 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/12/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - NigerJClinPract_2021_24_12_1766_332085 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/njcp.njcp_678_20 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Clin Pract. 2021 Dec;24(12):1766-1772. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_678_20.