Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dentists at Military Hospitals Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect.

NCT04209361 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Dentists and child abuse
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Gaining information about the knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists regarding child abuse and neglect will help identifying the points of weakness, improving their knowledge and assessing the need for additional training in relation to child protection. Thus, highlighting the importance of reporting cases of suspected child abuse which in turn may improve the status of abused children and save them from horrible situations.

Conditions

Child Abuse; Child Maltreatment

Keywords

Child abuse; Dentists

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists at military hospitals regarding child abuse and neglect.

  Obtaining information about the knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists regarding child abuse and neglect by a printed questionnaire with binary and multiple choice questions as measuring units.

  1 year

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

Data will be obtained through a printed questionnaire for assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists at military hospitals regarding child abuse and neglect. The collected data will be saved and tabulated on a computer and finally will be statistically analyzed.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dentists working in military hospitals.

You may qualify if:

• Army officer dentists at military hospitals.
• Civilian dentists at military hospitals.

You may not qualify if:

• Under graduate students and interns.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Related Publications (9)

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• Fisher-Owens SA, Lukefahr JL, Tate AR; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, SECTION ON ORAL HEALTH; COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, COUNCIL ON CLINICAL AFFAIRS, COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS; AD HOC WORK GROUP ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug;140(2):e20171487. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1487.

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  PMID: 29201972 BACKGROUND

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• Deshpande A, Macwan C, Poonacha KS, Bargale S, Dhillon S, Porwal P. Knowledge and attitude in regards to physical child abuse amongst medical and dental residents of central Gujarat: a cross-sectional survey. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2015 Jul-Sep;33(3):177-82. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.160344.

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Central Study Contacts

Begad Hamdy Ahmed, Bachelor

CONTACT

01006097223; Begad.Hamdy@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2019
• First Posted: December 24, 2019
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2020
• Study Completion: September 1, 2020
• Last Updated: December 24, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12