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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Autores principales: Alicia Hurtado, Craig L. Katz, Dianne Ciro, Daniel Guttfreund, Digna Nosike
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/01931c99049b494f8ceccc7482ce8f8a
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Sumario: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.