• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024

    Knowledge and awareness level of health undergraduate students on child abuse: a cross-sectional study.

    • Alev Üstündağ, Ayşe Göktaş, and Çiğdem Aytekin.
    • University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development - Ankara, Turkey.
    • Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2024 Jan 1; 70 (6): e20231742e20231742.

    ObjectiveThe 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.MethodsThis 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.ResultsIt 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.ConclusionChild abuse is an important public health issue, and there is a need to raise awareness of this issue among health students.

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