@article{article_1412245, title={Determining the sensitivity of university students studying in the field of health to violence against children: A descriptive study}, journal={Anatolian Journal of Health Research}, volume={4}, pages={99–104}, year={2023}, DOI={10.29228/anatoljhr.71182}, author={Tural Büyük, Esra and Koyun, Merve and Uzşen, Hatice and Güdek Seferoğlu, Emine}, keywords={child, health sciences, sensitivity, university students, violence}, abstract={Aim: The study was conducted to determine the sensitivity of the students studying in the faculty of health sciences to violence against children. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with the students studying midwifery, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, and social work departments of the faculty of health sciences in a big university in northern Turkey between May and June 2022. The sample of the study was composed of 766 students. Personal Information Form and Sensitivity to Violence Against Children Scale (SVACS) were used to collect data in the study. The SPSS-21.00 program analyzed data. The results were considered statistically significant at p<0.05 within a confidence interval of 95%.
Results: 77.5% of the students stated that they have not previously attended training on violence against children. The mean total score of the participants from SVACS was 53.86±4.51. The students studying at the social services department, who were first graders and had a patriarchal family type, were determined to have lower mean SVACS scores (p<0.01).
Conclusion: In conclusion, it was observed in the study that most of the students had a high sensitivity to violence against children. However, they have not attended any training on this issue.}, number={3}, publisher={Tuba UÇAR}