Peejay D Bengwasan
The intellectual profile of abused and neglected children in the Philippines: An analysis of SB5 IQ scores of sexually abused, physically abused and neglected children
Child abuse & neglect
introduction child abuse neglect affects many countries including saudi arabia sa sa commonly detected hospitals therefore healthcare professionals must identify report cases study aims assess knowledge perceptions toward among training physicians methodology crosssectional survey conducted selfadministrated structured questionnaire involved 123 residents fellows deal children jeddah sa participants recruited using convenient sampling methods descriptive statistics ttest chisquare test used statistical analysis results found approximately 78 would report findings legal authority document assess consistency parents childs explanation however 415 participants would report proper authority participants believed redefined according saudi culture religious standards contrast 689 participants believed cases underreported sa main barrier reporting fear consequences 634 77 participants agreed need training identifying indicators higher among handled case previously median 6667 p 0023 conclusions conclusion study showed appropriate undergraduate postgraduate curriculum training developed strengthen future healthcare practitioners dealing cases protect childrens welfare