Factors associated with perceptions of child sexual abuse and lack of parental knowledge: A community-based cross-sectional study from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

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BACKGROUND: Child sexual abuse (CSA) has serious consequences that can affect the physical, social and mental health of a child. In the last two decades, concern about CSA has increased around the world including Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate factors associated with parental perceptions and knowledge of CSA. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTINGS: Primary health care clinic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Simple random sampling was used to select participants. The main tool for data collection was a self-administered questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Factors associated with knowledge and perceptions of CSA. SAMPLE SIZE: 400. RESULTS: Most respondents (69%) had good knowledge of the signs of sexual abuse in children. For perception scores, statistically significant variables were age (P=.004), educational level (P=.005), income (P

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AlRammah, A. A. A., Alqahtani, S. M., Babiker, A. G. E., Al-Saleh, S. S., Syed, W., Al-Mana, A. A. K., & Al-shammarie, H. H. (2018). Factors associated with perceptions of child sexual abuse and lack of parental knowledge: A community-based cross-sectional study from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 38(6), 391–398. https://doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.391

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