Dentists’ intention to report suspected violence: a cross-sectional study in eight Arab countries
| Autor: | Mansur F Alhoti, Jehan AlHumaid, Mai A. Dama, Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, Khalid S. Hassan, Omar El Meligy, Arheiam Arheiam, Fatma Abdelgawad, Mounir Zaghez, Maha El Tantawi, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Balgis Gaffar, Wafaa E. Abdelaziz, Wael Sabbah, Fahad A. Al-Harbi, Arwa I. Owais, Thiyezen Abdullah Aldhelai, Maha Abdelsalam, Mona Al-Sane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Cross-sectional study Dentists education Saudi Arabia Poison control Intention Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Response rate (survey) Jordan business.industry Public health Theory of planned behavior Correction 030206 dentistry General Medicine Arabs Cross-Sectional Studies Kuwait Family medicine Egypt Female business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019786 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThis study assessed dentists’ intention in eight Arab countries to report suspected exposure to violence among patients and factors associated with this intention based on the theory of planned behaviour.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 including a convenience sample of dentists practising in public, private and academic sectors in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Respondents answered a self-administered questionnaire collecting information about personal and professional background and perceived ability to identify victims of violence. The questionnaire assessed (on a scale from 1 to 10 using six negative statements) dentists’ perception of healthcare system mandated reporting of suspected violence. Six statements were used to assess professional attitude towards reporting suspected violence. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between intention to report suspected violence and perceived ability, perception and attitude adjusting for confounders.ResultsThe response rate was 65.2% (n=2936/4506) from general practitioners (70.9%) of mean age=31 years with 56.7% women. Of those, 68.8% intended to report and 52.2% considered themselves able to identify violence victims. The mean (SD) negative perception score=5.3/10 (2.1) and the mean (SD) professional attitude score=7.5/10 (1.9). In multivariate regression, intention to report was associated with professional attitude (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.14), ability to identify violence victims (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.45 to 2.12) and negative perception that reporting is not mandated (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.94). Significant differences existed among countries in intention to report.ConclusionMost dentists intended to report suspected violence and their intention could be explained by the theory of planned behaviour which offers a framework for professional development to support violence victims. Sharing of training resources, policies and guidelines is needed to ensure that practices similar to international guidelines are consistently adopted by dentists across Arab countries. |
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