Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador
Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) remains a global health problem that must be addressed. In a country with limited resources such as El Salvador, we sought an alternative way to disseminate CSA prevention information to elementary school children. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate...
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| author | Alicia Hurtado Craig L. Katz Dianne Ciro Daniel Guttfreund Digna Nosike |
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| description | Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) remains a global health problem that must be addressed. In a country with limited resources such as El Salvador, we sought an alternative way to disseminate CSA prevention information to elementary school children. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention exhibit at a children's museum. Methods: We asked 189 children to answer a questionnaire about CSA prevention before entering a museum exhibit on the subject and then asked 59 different children to answer the questionnaire after visiting the exhibit. Findings: Children's knowledge scores on CSA prevention significantly improved after visiting the exhibit ('P' < .012). Conclusions: A museum exhibit that addresses CSA prevention is an effective way of communicating CSA prevention to children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01931c99049b494f8ceccc7482ce8f8a2022-12-21T21:52:09ZengUbiquity PressAnnals of Global Health2214-99962014-06-0180210310710.1016/j.aogh.2014.04.00460Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El SalvadorAlicia Hurtado0Craig L. Katz1Dianne Ciro2Daniel GuttfreundDigna NosikeDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Global Health Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Global Health Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Department of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYBackground: Child sexual abuse (CSA) remains a global health problem that must be addressed. In a country with limited resources such as El Salvador, we sought an alternative way to disseminate CSA prevention information to elementary school children. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention exhibit at a children's museum. Methods: We asked 189 children to answer a questionnaire about CSA prevention before entering a museum exhibit on the subject and then asked 59 different children to answer the questionnaire after visiting the exhibit. Findings: Children's knowledge scores on CSA prevention significantly improved after visiting the exhibit ('P' < .012). Conclusions: A museum exhibit that addresses CSA prevention is an effective way of communicating CSA prevention to children.https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/119childEl Salvadorpreventionsexual abuse |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Hurtado Craig L. Katz Dianne Ciro Daniel Guttfreund Digna Nosike Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador Annals of Global Health child El Salvador prevention sexual abuse |
| title | Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador |
| title_full | Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador |
| title_fullStr | Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador |
| title_short | Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador |
| title_sort | children s knowledge of sexual abuse prevention in el salvador |
| topic | child El Salvador prevention sexual abuse |
| url | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/119 |
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