Al-Eissa Majid A, ElChoueiry Nathalie, AlBuhairan Fadia, Saleheen Hassan N, Almuneef Maha A
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center / King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
National Family Safety Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2018 Sep;5(3):92-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2018.06.002. Epub 2018 Sep 13.
Child maltreatment (CM) is a global problem that has long-term negative outcomes. The objective of this study is to explore the knowledge and perceptions of youth regarding CM prevention.
The study was conducted in Saudi Arabia using International Child Abuse Screening Tool (ICAST). Answers to open-ended questions were analyzed and a list of CM prevention strategies was generated.
Participants identified a range of preventive strategies that were grouped into three main themes: 1) collective preventive efforts; 2) recognizing and responding to CM; 3) gaining closure. For each overarching theme, a list of subthemes were derived. Subthemes included raising awareness through the mass media; school professionals' capacity building and curriculum advancement; strengthening family relationships; enact CM preventive legislations and policies; monitoring media content and video games and limiting access to firearms for the first theme. The second theme comprised the subthemes reporting services and protective services. As for the third theme it included rehabilitation; punishment for CM crimes and connection to spirituality.
Gathering youth perspectives on CM prevention will help us in designing future prevention strategies.
儿童虐待是一个具有长期负面后果的全球性问题。本研究的目的是探讨青少年对预防儿童虐待的认识和看法。
该研究在沙特阿拉伯使用国际儿童虐待筛查工具(ICAST)进行。对开放式问题的答案进行了分析,并生成了一份预防儿童虐待策略清单。
参与者确定了一系列预防策略,这些策略分为三个主要主题:1)集体预防努力;2)识别和应对儿童虐待;3)获得了结。对于每个总体主题,都得出了一系列子主题。子主题包括通过大众媒体提高认识;学校专业人员的能力建设和课程推进;加强家庭关系;制定预防儿童虐待的立法和政策;监测媒体内容和电子游戏以及限制获取枪支,这是第一个主题。第二个主题包括报告服务和保护服务等子主题。至于第三个主题,它包括康复;对儿童虐待犯罪的惩罚以及与灵性的联系。
收集青少年对预防儿童虐待的看法将有助于我们设计未来的预防策略。