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Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect Indications: Insights From Medical Students

Reem Alyoubi1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.

Cureus
|July 23, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Medical students in Saudi Arabia show good awareness of child abuse and neglect (CAN) but lack understanding in reporting cases. Further training is needed to improve their professional response to CAN.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Child abuse and neglect (CAN) pose global health risks.
  • Children require specialized care and protection due to their dependency.
  • Understanding medical students' perspectives on CAN is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate Saudi Arabian medical students' views on child abuse and neglect.
  • To assess their professional experiences with CAN.
  • To determine their comprehension of CAN issues.

Main Methods:

  • Study conducted at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital.
  • Involved 65 medical students.
  • Participants included victims of child abuse or their relatives.

Main Results:

  • Medical students demonstrated considerable awareness of critical CAN components.
  • Understanding of CAN case reporting procedures was limited.
  • Views and professional experiences regarding CAN were not optimal.

Conclusions:

  • Saudi Arabia needs a comprehensive strategy to prevent child abuse.
  • Pediatricians should lead and support CAN prevention and intervention efforts.
  • Enhancing medical students' education on CAN is vital.
Abstract

Keywords:
canchild abusechildhood maltreatmentcovid-19primary health care

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