Mothers' Perception regarding Child Self-Protection against Sexual Abuse | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 9, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 1-16 PDF (481.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2022.292863 | ||
| Authors | ||
| manar safyeldeen farag* 1; Sahar Soliman* 2; Hanan Mohammed* 2 | ||
| 1community health nursing,faculty of nursing, Mansoura university, egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health problem and worry all over the world. It leads to increase risk for physical, social, psychosocial and mental health problems across child span of life. Consequently, it is important to address mothers’ perception of child sexual abuse influence their understandings of this problem and their actions to protect their children. The aim of this study is to explore the mothers’ knowledge, subjective practice and attitudes regarding child sexual abuse. Methodology: Qualitative phenomenological research design was utilized in this study. This study was conducted at the different faculties affiliated to Mansoura University. A Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the required samples of mothers who were composed of 60 working mother and have children less than ten years old. The researcher developed five tools for collecting the data of this study as the following: socio-demographic of mothers and their children, semi-structured interview tools to assess mothers' knowledge, subjective practice, others practice & attitude regarding child sexual abuse. Results: Four themes described mothers' perception regarding child self-protection against sexual abuse; most of mothers had lack of knowledge about child sexual abuse and its preventive practices. Conclusion: It is necessary to raise mother's awareness regarding child sexual abuse and its preventive practices. Recommendation: the researcher recommended that the primary prevention of child sexual abuse is to involve parents mainly mothers into health educational programs as well as child in self-protection skills. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Child sexual abuse; Children less than ten years old; Mothers; Perception | ||
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