Violence against child in the perspective of health professionals: protection and acknowledgment in their care activities
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https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2018.0.19230Keywords:
bioethics, child abuse, child advocacy, domestic violenceAbstract
The aim is to verify the health professionals’ perceptions, and understandings about violence and protection of children admitted in a Teaching Hospital. It was performed semi structured interviews with eighteen health professionals. The account on situations cited by the professional went since engagement until negligence. A few health professional had contact with the content along their professional education. The mother has been identified as a main person who is responsible for the care of the children, and with the person who is actively responsible for it. In the perspective of interviewed, the child will be protected just if he/she has a structured family. The health professionals’ perceptions, and understandings are heterogeneous, and modified accordingly with the field of specialization.
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