Physicians and nurses: knowledge of clinical management of sexual aggression in children based on the sexual aggression survivors manual in Puerto Rico
P. R. health sci. j
;
26(2): 141-145, Jun. 2007.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-476398
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the knowledge of health professionals about clinical the management of sexual aggression in children based on the sexual aggression survivors manual in Puerto Rico.METHOD:
The study population was composed of 150 health professionals (physicians and nurses). For the collected data, a self-administered questionnaire was used. The response rate was 88.7% (n=133). Descriptive statistics, crosstabs tables and Chi-Square were used for the data analysis.RESULTS:
75.9% of the participants were unaware of physical indicators related to sexual aggression in children. Nevertheless, 66.2% of the participants recognized emotional indicators of sexual aggression. 82.7% of the participants think sexual aggression victims should be referred to the physician and nurse, followed by 20.4% that indicated the social worker. 94.7% of the participants were unaware of the correct steps to carry out in a crisis intervention with sexual aggression victims and 91.7% recognized that all information topics should be offered during the intervention.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study confirm the necessity of intervention strategies to increase the knowledge of the participants about the correct clinical management of sexual aggression survivors.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Physicians
/
Child Abuse, Sexual
/
Clinical Competence
/
Nurses
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Adult
/
Child
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
/
Puerto Rico
Language:
English
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Puerto Rico
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Puerto Rico/PR
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