ReviewAnnals of Saudi medicine
Preventing child abuse and neglect in Saudi Arabia: are we ready?
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The epidemiology of domestic violence in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.International journal of public health · 2019Pooled it
- Mental health disorders and quality of life among Saudi women who have experienced domestic violence.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of intimate partner violence victimization and its association with the psychological state of abused women and social support in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Professional practice and awareness of child abuse among radiologists and radiologic technologists: results from Saudi Arabia.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
- Child health advocacy in Saudi Arabia: Traditional medicine as a model.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Review
- Knowledge and Attitude of Pediatric Nurses in Saudi Arabia Regarding Child Abuse.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Child dental neglect and legal protections: a compendium of briefs from policy reviews in 26 countries and a special administrative region of China.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Review
- Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect Among the General Public in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- A Rare Incidence of Neonatal Button Battery Ingestion: A Case of Child Abuse and Neglect.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Knowledge and attitude of physicians toward child abuse and reporting in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Child neglect in Saudi Arabia: The neglected form of child maltreatment.Saudi medical journal · 2022Article
- Attitude of pediatricians toward suspected cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) in Saudi Arabia.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment among health care providers working in primary care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Child maltreatment prevention readiness in Bahrain.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2021Article
- Child maltreatment between knowledge, attitude and beliefs among Saudi pediatricians, pediatric residency trainees and medical students.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2017Article
- Dentists awareness and action towards domestic violence patients. A cross-sectional study among dentists in Western Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2017Article
- International issues in abusive head trauma.Pediatric radiology · 2014Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and experience of dentists living in Saudi Arabia toward child abuse and neglect.The Saudi dental journal · 2014Article
- Impact of child-protection law on child maltreatment reporting: A comparison of pre- and postlaw data from a hospital registry.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
- Characteristics of Nonaccidental Fractures in Abused Children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Although child abuse and neglect (CAN) have been recognized by medical professionals for the last 20 years, child protection services and child maltreatment prevention programs are still emerging in Saudi Arabia. This paper will review the progress made in the country in terms of recognition and implementation of child protection services. Furthermore, it will draw attention to the essential steps required to start child maltreatment prevention programs, as CAN prevention is currently viewed as a global healthcare priority with an emphasis on evidence-based interventions. In addition, this paper will assess Saudi Arabia's readiness to prevent CAN and the challenges that will be faced by the professionals in implementing evidence-based CAN prevention programs.
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