Knowledge Levels of Child Abuse and Neglect Among a Group of Turkish Dentistry Students
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Doç. Dr. Canan BAYRAKTAR NAHİR
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Arş. Gör. Seda YERLİTAŞ
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Necibe Damla ŞAHİN
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Medical records-international medical journal (Online) |
| Dergi ISSN | 2687-4555 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2025 |
| Cilt No | 7 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 187 / 194 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.37990/medr.1599726 |
| Makale Linki | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4432408 |
| Özet |
| Aim Dentists play an important role in identifying signs of child abuse and neglect and reporting them to the appropriate authorities. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of a group of dental students in the Central Black Sea region about child abuse and neglect.Material and Method This cross-sectional study includes dental students from the Faculty of Dentistry at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, enrolled during the 2023-2024 academic year. An online survey consisting of 28 questions was administered to dental students who agreed to participate, covering demographic information and assessing their knowledge level regarding child abuse and neglect. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and two-way ANOVA.Results A total of 266 (70.4%) students aged between 18 and 25 participated in this study. Among the dental students reported that 10.2% suspected child abuse and neglect, while 9.8% stated that they would prefer to report when they suspect such cases. While 58.6% of dental students believed that child abuse and neglect should be reported legally, 60.9% stated that they may not report suspected cases due to the possibility of making a misdiagnosis. While the impact of gender on dental students' knowledge levels regarding child abuse and neglect was not observed, the effect of academic year was significant (p |
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