The Effect of School-Based Child Protection Education Programs on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Systematic Review

Abstract

Introduction: It was conducted to examine the effect of school-based child protection education programs on preventing child sexual abuse. Materials and Methods: The review was determined according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) statement and the inclusion and exclusion criteria according to the PICOS method. The review was carried out between October 2014 and December 2020 in Science Direct, Web of Science, Pubmed, CINAHL, Scopus electronic databases. The risk of bias the articles was evaluated with the Cochrane critical assessment tool (ROB 2). Results: It was found that school-based education programs were effective in preventing child abuse. Conclusions: All studies aim to prevent child abuse and increase children's knowledge and awareness; Long-term studies show that school-based education programs are effective in improving children's behavioral skills. Health professionals and school health nurses working with children can prepare, regularly implement and lead the implementation of child protection education programs to prevent child sexual abuse.

Keywords

• Body safety training
• Child protection
• Child sexual abuse
• Child abuse prevention
• Prevention
• School based

Project Number

Sistematik Derleme PROSPERO’ya 230080 ID numara ile kaydedilmiştir.

Okul Temelli Çocuk Koruma Eğitim Programlarının Çocuk Cinsel İstismarını Önlemede Etkisi: Sistematik Derleme

Abstract

Amaç: Okul temelli çocuk koruma eğitim programlarının çocuk cinsel istismarını önlemedeki etkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Derleme PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) bildirgesine ve dahil etme ve dışlanma kriterleri PICOS yöntemine göre belirlenmiştir. Tarama Ekim 2014-Aralık 2020 tarih aralığında, Science Direct, Web of Science, Pubmed, CINAHL, Scopus veri tabanlarında yapılmıştır. Çalışmaların yanlılık riski Cochrane kritik değerlendirme aracı (ROB 2) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Okul temelli eğitim programlarının çocuk istismarını önlemede etkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar: Tüm çalışmalar çocuk istismarını önlemede, çocukların bilgi ve farkındalıklarını artırmada; uzun dönem eğitim verilen çalışmalar, çocukların davranış becerilerini geliştirmede okul temelli eğitim programlarının etkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Çocuklar ile çalışan sağlık profesyonelleri ve okul sağlığı hemşireleri çocuk cinsel istismarını önlemeye yönelik çocuk koruma eğitim programları hazırlayabilir, düzenli olarak uygulayabilir ve bu programların uygulanmasında liderlik yapabilir.

Keywords

• Beden güvenliği eğitimi
• Çocuk koruma
• Çocuk cinsel istismarı
• Çocuk istismarını önleme
• Önleme
• Okul temelli

Supporting Institution

Destekleyen bir kurum bulunmamaktadır

Project Number

Sistematik Derleme PROSPERO’ya 230080 ID numara ile kaydedilmiştir.

Thanks

Emeği dokunan herkese teşekkür ediyorum.

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