| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of identification and notification of child
physical abuse (CPA) by Primary Health Care professionals (Dentists, Physicians,
Nurses and Pediatrics) belonging to Municipal Secretary of Health crowded in 2
lager regions called “North” and “Pampulha” in Belo Horizonte City, Minas
Gerais/Brazil. For administrative purposes, Belo Horizonte City has your geographic
space divided in nine regions named: Norte, Pampulha, Venda Nova, Nordeste,
Leste, Oeste, Centro-sul, Barreiro e Noroeste. In this study, only professionals
crowded in regions Venda Nova and Centro-Sul was evaluate, these being a total of
320 professionals (103 Physicians, 125 Nurses, 61 Dentists and 31 Pediatrics).
Sample calculation was performed to determine the sample by simple lottery, being
proportional to professionals in each regions and this sample was constituted by 45
Physicians, 46 Nurses, 35 Dentists and 18 Pediatrics, in a total of 144 professionals.
A questionnaire designed by a team from the University of London (Lazenbatt e
Freeman, 2008) adapted by Silva-Oliveira et al., (2014) was used for data collection.
The data was collected between August 2014 and September 2015. The frequency
distribution and associations between the variables were analyzed using the Chisquare Pearson’s Test at a 5% significance level. The analysis of 114 questionnaires
filled by health professional participants showed that 86 (59,7%) have identified
cases of CPA. However only 38 (26,4%) have reported cases in their professional
experience. The identification and reporting were assciated with the professional
category (p< 0.001) and professionals who had done postgraduate studies focused
on children (p< 0.001). The vulnerability of regional health clinics was not associated
with the identification and notification of the cases from the child physical abuse (P=
0.754). The identification and reporting of child physical abuse were associated with
the professional category, with training focused on the child care and professional
category, with pediatricians and the nurses representing the professionals who most
identified and notified cases. The regional social vulnerability was not associated with
identification and reporting. | |
