@article{ref1,
title="Medical students' knowledge of child abuse and neglect in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study",
journal="Medical science (Tamilnadu)",
year="2021",
author="Alshouimi, Omar Abdulaziz F. and Almusaad, Musaad Nasser and Aldawood, Meshari Mohammed A. and Khalaf, Achmad Mamoun and Almhizai, Rheem Abdulla",
volume="25",
number="114",
pages="1844-1850",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Child abuse and neglect are considered one of the problems that affect the child and lead to various psychological problems. <br><br>METHODology: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire that included all medical students in Saudi Arabia. <br><br>RESULTS: Total of 403 of medical students participated in our study. About 54.8 % and 54.3 % of them were male and aged between 22-24 years old, respectively. About 55.8 % of participants indicated having an educational training about child abuse and neglect during their study. Our participants believed that the main risk factors for child abuse were alcoholic parents (82.9 %), parents with mental conditions (74.4 %), marital and family problems (72.2 %), low socioeconomic status (70.2 %), and low level of education of parents (67 %). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Good knowledge was observed among medical students regarding risk factors and symptoms of child abuse and neglect but with lack of confidence. The medical students believed that developing a curriculum for under-graduate students and further specialized training is required to gain more experience with diagnosing and referring children who have been abused or neglected.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2321-7359",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}