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                                                                <journal-id>j for med</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Adli Tıp Dergisi</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">1018-5275</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2149-0570</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Adli Tıp Kurumu</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.61970/adlitip.1732588</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Forensic Psychology</subject>
                                                            <subject>Applied and Developmental Psychology (Other)</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Adli Psikoloji</subject>
                                                            <subject>Uygulamalı ve Gelişimsel Psikoloji (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Çocuk İhmal ve İstismarına Yönelik Farkındalıkları ile Yasal Bildirim Yükümlülüklerine Dair Bilgi Düzeyleri: Türkiye’nin Doğusunda Kesitsel Bir Çalışma</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>Preschool Teachers’ Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect and Knowledge of Legal Reporting Obligations: A Cross‑Sectional Study in East Region of Türkiye</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1387-2751</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Daharlı</surname>
                                    <given-names>Esra</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-3274</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Yılmaz</surname>
                                    <given-names>Sinan</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-6207</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Koşan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Zahide</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-602X</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Vançelik</surname>
                                    <given-names>Serhat</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20251228">
                    <day>12</day>
                    <month>28</month>
                    <year>2025</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>39</volume>
                                        <issue>3</issue>
                                        <fpage>380</fpage>
                                        <lpage>388</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20250701">
                        <day>07</day>
                        <month>01</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20251219">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>19</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1985, Turkish Journal of Forensic Medicine</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1985</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Turkish Journal of Forensic Medicine</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Amaç: Bu çalışma, çocuk ihmali ve istismarı konusunda okul öncesi öğretmenlerin farkındalık düzeylerini değerlendirmeyi ve bu önemli halk sağlığı sorununun Doğu Türkiye bağlamındaki durumunu ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, 2021-2024 yılları arasında Erzurum il merkezindeki okul öncesi eğitim kurumlarında görev yapan 182 katılımcı ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, sosyodemografik bilgileri ve “Çocuk İhmal ve İstismarının Belirti ve Risklerini Tanılama Ölçeği”ni içeren yapılandırılmış anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t-testi, ANOVA ve lojistik regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır (p</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Aim: This study aimed to evaluate preschool teachers’ awareness of child abuse and neglect, recognized as a critical public health issue, particularly in Eastern Turkey.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 182 participants from preschool institutions in Erzurum between 2021 and 2024. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire including sociodemographic variables and the “Scale for Diagnosing the Symptoms and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect.” Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS v26.0 (p</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>çocuk istismarı</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  çocuk ihmali</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  okul öncesi öğretmenler</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  halk sağlığı</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  farkındalık</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Türkiye</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>child abuse</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  child neglect</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  preschool teachers</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  public health</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  awareness of abuse and neglect</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Turkey</kwd>
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