Knowledge, Personal Views and Experiences of a Group of Dental Interns Toward Physical Child Abuse

NCT03566420 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CEBD-CU-2018-06-43
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 350
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Scientific background ( Statement of the problem) : Child abuse is a worldwide problem facing millions of children annually regardless their socio-economic level and culture, it affects the child's physical, mental health, well-being and development through his life (WHO, 2002). The World Health Organization stated that 23% of children worldwide were physically abused in 2014 (WHO, 2014). In Egypt, children face different types of abuse, the 2014 Demographic Health Survey (DHS) shows that 93% of children aged 1 to 14 years old have been exposed to violent disciplinary practices, including psychological aggression and/or physical punishment (UNICEF Egypt, 2014). Exclusively dentists are in strategic position to detect signs of child abuse as 50-70% of reported physical child abuse cases include head and neck trauma and 25% of physical abuse injuries occur in or around the mouth. In addition, dentists can notice the characteristic properties of the family because they have a continued relationship with pediatric patients and their families (Shannon et al., 2016). Rationale for carrying out this study As published data about Knowledge, personal views and experiences of dentists toward physical child abuse in Egypt is sparse. This study will be conducted to cover this point among a group of dental interns in Egypt and highlight their role in detecting and reporting physical child abuse cases. Benefits to the practitioners

• Increase the awareness of pediatric dentists about child abuse and highlight their role in detecting and reporting physical abuse cases.
• Knowledge about physical signs of abuse and how to act with these cases will give the dentists confidence in reporting decision.
• Discovering the main causes of dentists' hesitation in reporting diagnosed physical child abuse. Benefits to the patient and population
• As 50-70% of reported physical abuse cases occur in the head and neck area (Shannon et al., 2016), so the dentist may be the first person to detect the physical abuse toward a child and help in protecting him from repeated injuries by his reporting.
• Asking the parents and the children about the physical signs that the dentist suspects may make the parent fear from reporting and stop his act.

Conditions

Child Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge, personal views, experiences of dental interns toward physical child abuse

  Measuring unit : Structured self-administered questionnaire (Sonbol et al., 2012, Dalledone et al., 2015 and Mogaddam et al., 2016) Measuring units : Numbers and percentages ( The questionnaire include binary and MCQ )

  6 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 25 Years
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All dental interns that completed their Pediatric Dentistry round in Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department , Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University during 6 months period .

You may qualify if:

• Dental interns who completed their Pediatric Dentistry round in Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.
• Both genders are included.

You may not qualify if:

• Dental interns who refused to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 12384003 BACKGROUND

• Mogaddam M, Kamal I, Merdad L, Alamoudi N. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dentists regarding child physical abuse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Apr;54:43-56. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.02.004. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

  PMID: 26990176 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 19476516 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 27441984 BACKGROUND

• Sonbol HN, Abu-Ghazaleh S, Rajab LD, Baqain ZH, Saman R, Al-Bitar ZB. Knowledge, educational experiences and attitudes towards child abuse amongst Jordanian dentists. Eur J Dent Educ. 2012 Feb;16(1):e158-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00691.x. Epub 2011 May 5.

  PMID: 22251340 BACKGROUND

• Azevedo MS, Goettems ML, Brito A, Possebon AP, Domingues J, Demarco FF, Torriani DD. Child maltreatment: a survey of dentists in southern Brazil. Braz Oral Res. 2012 Jan-Feb;26(1):5-11. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242012000100002.

  PMID: 22344331 BACKGROUND

• Kaur H, Vinod KS, Singh H, Arya L, Verma P, Singh B. Child maltreatment: Cross-sectional survey of general dentists. J Forensic Dent Sci. 2017 Jan-Apr;9(1):24-30. doi: 10.4103/jfo.jfds_6_15.

  PMID: 28584471 RESULT

Related Links

• Dalledone, M., de Paola, A.P.B., Correr, G.M., Pizzatto, E., de Souza, J.F. \& Losso, E.M. (2015) Child abuse: Perception and knowledge by public health dentistry teams in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 14 (3), pp.224-229.
• Ajilian Abbasi, M., Saeidi, M., Khademi, G., Hoseini, B.L. \& Emami Moghadam, Z. (2015) Child Maltreatment in the World: A Review Article. International Journal of Pediatrics, 3 (1.1), pp.353-365.

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dentist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2018
• First Posted: June 25, 2018
• Study Start: July 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: February 1, 2019
• Last Updated: June 26, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06