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ArticleBMJ open2018

Dentists' intention to report suspected violence: a cross-sectional study in eight Arab countries.

Maha El Tantawi, Balgis Gaffar, Arheiam Arheiam, Wafaa AbdelAziz, Ola B Al-Batayneh, Mansur F Alhoti, Sadeq Al-Maweri, Mai A Dama, Mounir Zaghez, Khalid Saddiq Hassan and 9 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Dentists' Willingness to Report Suspected Violence Cases in Saudi Arabia.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Maha El TantawiDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4989-6584
Balgis GaffarDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Arheiam ArheiamDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
Wafaa AbdelAzizDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Ola B Al-BataynehDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Mansur F AlhotiBenghazi Psychiatric Hospital, Benghazi, Libya.
Sadeq Al-MaweriAlFarabi College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mai A DamaDepartment of Paedodontics and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Arab American University of Jenin, Jenin, Palestine.
Mounir ZaghezDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Annaba University (BADJI Mokhtar), Annaba, Algeria.
Khalid Saddiq HassanDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, AlAzhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mona Al-SaneDepartment of Developmental and Preventive Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Maha AbdelSalamDepartment of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Wael SabbahDepartment of Population and Patient Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Arwa I OwaisDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Fatma AbdelgawadDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Thiyezen Abdullah AldhelaiDepartment of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
Omar Abd El Sadek El MeligyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Jehan AlHumaidDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad Al-HarbiDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study assessed dentists' intention in eight Arab countries to report suspected exposure to violence among patients and factors associated with this intention based on the theory of planned behaviour.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 including a convenience sample of dentists practising in public, private and academic sectors in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Respondents answered a self-administered questionnaire collecting information about personal and professional background and perceived ability to identify victims of violence. The questionnaire assessed (on a scale from 1 to 10 using six negative statements) dentists' perception of healthcare system mandated reporting of suspected violence. Six statements were used to assess professional attitude towards reporting suspected violence. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between intention to report suspected violence and perceived ability, perception and attitude adjusting for confounders.

resultsThe response rate was 65.2% (n=2936/4506) from general practitioners (70.9%) of mean age=31 years with 56.7% women. Of those, 68.8% intended to report and 52.2% considered themselves able to identify violence victims. The mean (SD) negative perception score=5.3/10 (2.1) and the mean (SD) professional attitude score=7.5/10 (1.9). In multivariate regression, intention to report was associated with professional attitude (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.14), ability to identify violence victims (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.45 to 2.12) and negative perception that reporting is not mandated (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.94). Significant differences existed among countries in intention to report.

conclusionMost dentists intended to report suspected violence and their intention could be explained by the theory of planned behaviour which offers a framework for professional development to support violence victims. Sharing of training resources, policies and guidelines is needed to ensure that practices similar to international guidelines are consistently adopted by dentists across Arab countries.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDentistsIntentionViolenceAdultArabsCross-Sectional StudiesEgyptFemaleHumansJordanKuwaitMaleSaudi ArabiaSurveys and Questionnairesethics (see medical ethics)human resource managementinternational health servicesmedical ethicsprimary carepublic health

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