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Table 6 Practices and behaviour of the professionals in child protection

From: Child abuse and neglect in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka – a study on knowledge attitude practices and behavior of health care professionals

 

Medical officers (N = 156)

Nursing officers (N = 59)

Social workers (N = 31)

X2 (p value)

Suspect CAN

96(61.5%)

28(47.4%)

28(90.3%)

15.827

(p = 0.001)

Report CAN

74(47.4%)

23(39.0%)

27(87%)

20.324

(p = 0.001)

Aware of process of reporting

114(73.1%)

38(64.4%)

28(90.3%)

6.955

(p = 0.031)

Awareness of Sri Lankan laws

92(60.0%)

22(37.3%)

23(74.2%)

13.080

(p = 0.001)

Importance of child abuse education

156(100%)

58(98%)

31(100%)

4.743

(p = 0.315)

Attended training on CAN

13(8.3%)

16(27.1%)

23(74.2%)

68.956

(p = 0.001)

Self-satisfaction of knowledge

45(28.8%)

21(35.6%)

18(58.1%)

9.890

(p = 0.007)

Wish to improve the knowledge

150(96.2%)

54(91.5%)

25(80.6%)

9.964

(p = 0.010)