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What we know about child abuse as a health professionals in Turkey?
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Journal of Nursing & Care

ISSN: 2167-1168

Open Access

What we know about child abuse as a health professionals in Turkey?


20th World Nursing Education Conference

May 22- 24, 2017 Osaka, Japan

Aysegul Yavas Ayhan and Gozde ISBILIR

Ankara University, Turkey

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Object: Ratio of child abuse about 33% in Turkey. If the mild findings of child abuse are skipped, more severe forms of abuse may develop. For this reason, all abuse signs and symptoms should be known by health professionals. Methods: Journals which are in Turkish Psychiatric Index, Google Schoolar, ULAKBIM and Turk Medline were searched by using identified key words â??Child abuseâ?, â??Knowledge level of health professionals in child abuseâ?, â??Child abuse and neglectâ? and index term in the title, abstract and content. The reference lists of all articles searched for additional studies. Turkish and English articles that focused and conducted â?? knowledge level of health professionals about child abuseâ? in Turkey were selected. Results: It has been found that 130 studies about child abuse. 13 of them were on health professionals and child abuse but only, 5 study is selected according to title which has â??knowledge level of health professionals in child abuseâ? words. Conclusion: Studies have showed that knowledge level of health professionals about child abuse is not at the desired level. They need education and stuructured evaluation forms about child abuse in clinics.

Biography :

Email: Aysegul.Yavas.Ayhan@ankara.edu.tr

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