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Abstract
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UNLABELLED: Theme: Child protection and managing risk.
INTRODUCTION: On child abuse the protection of children requires cooperation between health and education professionals.
OBJECTIVES: To relate the sociodemographic and training context variables with the perception of teachers about child abuse.
METHODS: A descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study. A sample of 172 teachers of the 1st cycle, selected by convenience. Questionnaire with sociodemographic characterization, training and perception about child abuse.
RESULTS: Participants with an average age of 45 and average experience of 25.7 years (SD=6,83). Expertise in the related area-34,3% acquired in the training base and 16.3% in further training. Only 15.7% knew the 'guideline for education professionals in addressing mistreatment situations…'. The majority considered the training important (98%). Teachers with experience of more than 32 years considered it very important.
CONCLUSION: The predictors of perceived mistreatment were: professional experience (p=.045), training and guidelines acknowledgement (p=.002). This indicates a need for training, from the health team to teachers seeking their empowerment.
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