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Al-Mahroos FT, Alnoaimi AA, AlAmer EA, et al. Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain. Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2020;8(3):149-153doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010.
Al-Mahroos, F. T., Alnoaimi, A. A., AlAmer, E. A., Jahrami, H. A., Saleheen, H. N., Almuneef, M., & Al-Eissa, M. A. (2021). Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain. International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 8(3), 149-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010
Al-Mahroos, Fadheela T, et al. "Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain." International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine vol. 8,3 (2021): 149-153. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010
Al-Mahroos FT, Alnoaimi AA, AlAmer EA, Jahrami HA, Saleheen HN, Almuneef M, Al-Eissa MA. Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain. Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2021 Sep;8(3):149-153. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 Apr 11. PMID: 34350326; PMCID: PMC8319652.
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Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2021 Sep;8(3):149-153. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain.

International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine

Fadheela T Al-Mahroos, Aysha A Alnoaimi, Eshraq A AlAmer, Haitham A Jahrami, Hassan N Saleheen, Maha Almuneef, Majid A Al-Eissa

Affiliations

  1. College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain.
  2. Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Bahrain.
  3. Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Bahrain.
  4. Rehabilitation Services Periphery Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Bahrain.
  5. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center / King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
  6. National Family Safety Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia.
  7. Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 34350326 PMCID: PMC8319652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.03.010

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Child maltreatment (CM) is a major public health problem worldwide. Despite the well-documented cases of all forms of CM and the improvement of the national response to CM in Bahrain, efforts on the prevention of CM are still limited. The objective of this study was to assess the readiness to implement a national evidence-based CM prevention (CMP) program in Bahrain.

METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 45 key informants who had influence and decision-making power over CMP.

RESULTS: The overall score indicated low to moderate readiness. The key informants scored the highest on legislation, mandates, and policies (7.9), which was followed by the knowledge of CM prevention (7.2), institutional resources and links (5.2), and informal social resources (noninstitutional) (5.2). However, the lowest scores were the human and technical resources (1.2), attitudes toward CM prevention (3.3), will to address the problem, and material resources (3.8), current programs implementation and evaluation, and scientific data on CM prevention (4.5).

CONCLUSION: This research has identified strengths and gaps in the country that needs to be addressed to develop programs that are responsive to the needs of the community. The development of a comprehensive well-resourced CMP program requires the collaborative efforts of legislators, political leaders, and professionals.

© 2020 Publishing services provided by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (General Organization), Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Bahrain; Child maltreatment; Cross-sectional; Readiness

Conflict of interest statement

This is to declare that all authors have no conflict of interest.

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