Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Child Maltreatment-Khartoum Teaching Hospital and Jafae Ebn Oaf Pediatric Hospital-Sudan- October-November 2011

Abstract

Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child, Child abuse can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. Worldwide, approximately 40 million children are subjected to child abuse each year. The overall objective of the study was to assess the physicians' knowledge, attitude and practice toward cases of child abuse.