Table 4.
Distribution of states of difficulty of physicans who confronted with a case before in child abuse and neglect
| Variables | Resident n=200 (%)# | Specialist n=100 (%)# | Practitioner n=250 (%)# | Total n=550 (%)# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| States of difficulty (n=360)NS | ||||
| History | 61 (43.3) | 23 (28) | 64 (46.7) | 148 (41.1) |
| Physical examination | 56 (39.7) | 30 (36.6) | 39 (28.5) | 125 (34.7) |
| Keeping record | 49 (34.8) | 28 (34.1) | 53 (38.7) | 130 (36.1) |
| Communication with instutions/legal process | 73 (51.8) | 44 (53.7) | 92 (67.2) | 209 (58.1) |
| Other | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.8) |
| Type of notice (n=467)* | ||||
| Keeping a legal report | 130 (78.3) | 58 (66.7) | 93 (43.5) | 281 (60.2) |
| Written notice to prosecution | 12 (7.2) | 4 (4.6) | 33 (15.4) | 49 (10.5) |
| Written notice to SSCPI | 51 (30.7) | 32 (36.8) | 59 (27.6) | 142 (30.4) |
| Reporting the police | 31 (18.7) | 18 (20.7) | 131 (61.2) | 180 (38.5) |
| Other | 8 (4.8) | 5 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 13 (2.8) |
| Reasons for not making a notice (n=83)NS | ||||
| Lack of sufficent knowledge | 31 (91.2) | 10 (76.9) | 24 (66.7) | 65 (78.3) |
| Lack of knowledge of where to make the notice | 26 (76.5) | 8 (61.5) | 23 (63.9) | 57 (68.7) |
| Lack of time | 4 (11.8) | 5 (38.5) | 7 (19.4) | 16 (19.3) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (33.3) | 12 (14.4) |
#
Since a person can mark more than one option, the percentage is obtained according to the answers given. In statisitcal analysis, the people who marked the answer “Other” were excluded and the chi-square test was performed,
NSp>0.05 Insignificant,
*
p<0.001
SSCPI: Social service and Children Portection Institution