Alkathiri Moath Abdulmohsen, Baraja Muneera Abdullah, Alaqeel Suliaman Mohammed
Department of Family Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Sep;10(9):3198-3204. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2492_20. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of primary healthcare physicians and nurses employed at the National Guard affiliated Primary Care Centers related to child abuse and neglect.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at four National Guard affiliated Primary Care Centers, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from May to September 2019. A total of 308 physicians and nurses participated in the study, using a convenience sampling technique. After obtaining informed consent, data was collected with a self-administered questionnaire.
The overall attitude score was excellent in 64.2% of the sample. The majority (90.3%) had an excellent knowledge score. The study indicated that the married group and participants with more than 10 years of experience were more aware of child maltreatment reporting procedures compared to the non-married group and less experienced participants. Almost two-thirds of the sample (67.2%) agreed that child abuse and neglect are underreported in Saudi Arabia. Lack of knowledge was the most frequent reason for underreporting.
Our study highlighted that most of the primary care physicians and nurses at King Abdulaziz Medical City had excellent knowledge and positive attitudes related to child maltreatment. However, a major knowledge deficit exists in terms of the reporting procedures of suspected child maltreatment cases.
本研究旨在评估沙特国民警卫队附属初级保健中心聘用的初级保健医生和护士关于虐待和忽视儿童问题的知识水平、态度及当前实践情况。
2019年5月至9月，在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的四个国民警卫队附属初级保健中心开展了一项横断面研究。采用便利抽样技术，共有308名医生和护士参与了该研究。在获得知情同意后，使用自填式问卷收集数据。
64.2%的样本总体态度得分优秀。大多数（90.3%）知识得分优秀。研究表明，与未婚组和经验较少的参与者相比，已婚组和有10年以上经验的参与者对虐待儿童报告程序的了解更多。近三分之二的样本（67.2%）认为沙特阿拉伯存在虐待和忽视儿童报告不足的情况。知识缺乏是报告不足的最常见原因。
我们的研究强调，阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王医疗城的大多数初级保健医生和护士对虐待儿童问题有优秀的知识和积极的态度。然而，在疑似虐待儿童案件的报告程序方面存在重大知识缺陷。
