2016, Number 1
Child mistreatment knowledge in pupils’ mothers
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 36-44
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Child mistreatment is a fact relevant for all the health systems worldwide, due to the aftermath and the caused emotional impact. Cuba is not free from this reality, a reason why this is an important issue.Objectives: To characterize the level of knowledge by the pupils’ mothers from the family doctor’s office 13 of the health are Aguada de Pasajeros about child mistreatment.
Methods: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study from January to December 2014. The target group was made up of 110 pupils’ mothers from the aforementioned family doctor’s office. Some variables were analyzed, such as age, school level, job, level of knowledge about child mistreatment and prevailing beliefs. SPSS was used. The results were expressed in charts.
Results: Generally speaking, the mothers possessed low or average level of knowledge about child mistreat, regardless of the social-demographical variables (age, school level and job). All of them recognized physical mistreatment, but only some accept that sexual abuse, neglect and psychological mistreatment are forms of violence against childfree. Multiple beliefs prevail in them.
Conclusions: Mothers possess a low and average level of knowledge about child mistreatment, without significant variable association. In almost all of them there are prevailing beliefs that hinders prevention, detection and following of child mistreatment cases.
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