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Vasiliki Georgousopoulou1,2, Antonis Voutetakis2, Petros Galanis3
11st Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
|May 27, 2023
Summary
Most healthcare professionals are unaware of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its principles for hospitalized children. Improved education is needed to ensure children's rights are upheld in pediatric healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric healthcare
- Human rights in medicine
- Child protection
Background:
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is crucial for child health during hospitalization.
- Assessing UNCRC implementation is vital for child protection in healthcare settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess healthcare professionals' knowledge of children's rights and UNCRC adherence in pediatric hospitals.
- To identify gaps in the implementation of children's rights for hospitalized children.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study conducted in three Athens metropolitan children's hospitals.
- Data collected via a 46-question structured questionnaire from 251 healthcare professionals (20% physicians, 72% nurses, 8% other).
- Data analyzed using IBM SPSS 21.0.
Main Results:
- 54.5% of health professionals were unaware of the UNCRC; 59.6% did not know about hospital bioethical committees for child research.
- Awareness gaps exist regarding abuse protocols, complaint control, and admission procedures.
- Shortcomings identified in respecting gender/privacy, providing information on services (recreation, education), infrastructure, complaint recording, and unnecessary hospitalizations.
Conclusions:
- A significant majority of healthcare personnel lack awareness of children's rights principles and UNCRC implementation during hospitalization.
- Pediatric healthcare systems exhibit weaknesses in procedures, services, infrastructure, and complaint mechanisms.
- Enhanced education for healthcare professionals is essential to improve the implementation of children's rights in pediatric hospitals.
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