Citation

Üstündağ A, Göktaş A, Aytekin. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) 2024; 70(6): e20231742.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Brazilian Medical Association)

DOI

10.1590/1806-9282.20231742

PMID

39045959

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the level of knowledge of symptoms and risks of child abuse among undergraduate health science students according to their socio-demographic characteristics.

METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study involving 485 student volunteers. The data collection tools used in the study were the Demographic Data Collection Form and the Scale for Diagnosing Symptoms and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect.

RESULTS: It was found that health students' knowledge of the symptoms and risks of child abuse was moderate. It was also found that knowledge of diagnosing the symptoms and risks of child abuse was higher among women than among men, higher among those who had received education on child abuse, and increased with grade level.

CONCLUSION: Child abuse is an important public health issue, and there is a need to raise awareness of this issue among health students.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Cross-Sectional Studies; Risk Factors; Child; Adult; Female; Male; Socioeconomic Factors; Adolescent; Brazil; Young Adult; Sex Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; *Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data; Students, Health Occupations/statistics & numerical data/psychology