Attitude of pediatricians toward suspected cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the attitudes of pediatricians working at the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (MNGHA) to report cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) and to determine the association between the demographic, cultural characteristics, and the attitude toward reporting.

Participants and settings

The participants included all pediatricians, from consultants to residents, employed at the Pediatric Department of the King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, Riyadh. Additional inclusion criteria were females and males, Saudis and non-Saudis, and age 20-60 years.

Methods

A self-administered, hard copy questionnaire was distributed to 277 pediatricians, and the response rate was 58.48%. The sensitivity/specificity emphasis mean sc

SUBMITTER: Aleissa MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature