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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the awareness of nursing department students about child neglect and abuse and their attitudes about reporting cases of child neglect and abuse. Material and Methods: The study was conducted 331 students who agreed to participate in the research were included in the study. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, The Diagnosis Scale of The Risks and Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect and the Healthcare Provider Attitudes Toward Child Maltreatment Reporting Scale. The research data were collected between March-April 2022. The study data were assessed in distribution, numbers, percentages, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Person's correlation analysis were used in the data analysis. Results: 72.2% of the students did not receive any course/training on neglect and abuse, 85.8% did not receive any course/training on forensic nursing, and 66.2% wanted to receive any course/training on forensic nursing. The Diagnosis Scale of the Risks and Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect score average of the students participating in the study was 3.66±0.41, and their score average on the Healthcare Provider Attitudes Toward Child Maltreatment Reporting Scale was 67.14±7.47. A significant difference was found between the students' gender, year in school, the status of having received a course/lesson/training on neglect and abuse, and their average scores on The Diagnosis Scale of The Risks and Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect and the Healthcare Provider Attitudes Toward Child Maltreatment Reporting Scale. Conclusion: It was determined that more than half of the students did not receive education on neglect and abuse, they had sufficient knowledge about neglect and abuse, their anxiety about reporting child abuse and neglect was lower and their level of responsibility was higher. Professionals working in the field of health have important duties in the prevention, detection and treatment of abuse and neglect cases. It is recommended to add subjects to improve nurses students' knowledge and attitudes towards diagnosing and reporting neglect and abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
