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IGLESIAS PESCOSO, Ivette  y  ALVAREZ LAUZARIQUE, Maria Esther. Knowledge of child abuse in the health care settings of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Oruro, Bolivia. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.1, pp. 76-89. ISSN 0864-2125.

Background: child abuse has historically been considered a social problem that has mainly affected the developing countries. It has become an alarming phenomenon having sociocultural and psychological roots at any levels such as economic, social and educative ones. Objective: to identify the knowledge that parents or tutors that present to the paediatric consultations of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Oruro have about child abuse. Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive observational study was performed in which a questionnaire validated by experts was applied to 185 parents or tutors of children who have been treated in the paediatric consultations of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Oruro, Bolivia during the period of March-May, 2008. Results: there is no adequate information about child abuse and the television was the main means of acquisition of information about this topic. The most identified child abuse was the lack of affection and love as the principal cause of economic problems. The most predominant identification criterion was the evidence of bruises and the most widespread behaviour was to call the police. Only a few number of people reported to have received training regarding this topic. Conclusions: the knowledge that parents or tutors have about the topics related to child abuse are very scarce as well as their training. This provides guidelines to develop health strategies in the community work.

Palabras clave : child abuse; abuse; negligence.

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