Factors associated with perceptions of child sexual abuse and lack of parental knowledge: a community-based cross-sectional study from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Aidah Abdul-Aziz AlRammah, Shaher Mesfer Alqahtani, Ahmed Gasim Elzubair Babiker, Suha Saleh Al-Saleh, Wajid Syed, Abdul Aziz Khalid Al-Mana, Hend Homoud Al-shammari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 38, Iss 6, Pp 391-398 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0256-4947 0975-4466 |
| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.391 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Child sexual abuse (CSA) has serious consequences that can affect the physical, social and mental health of a child. In the last two decades, concern about CSA has increased around the world including Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate factors associated with parental perceptions and knowledge of CSA. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTINGS: Primary health care clinic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Simple random sampling was used to select participants. The main tool for data collection was a self-administered questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Factors associated with knowledge and perceptions of CSA. SAMPLE SIZE: 400. RESULTS: Most respondents (69%) had good knowledge of the signs of sexual abuse in children. For perception scores, statistically significant variables were age (P=.004), educational level (P=.005), income (P |
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