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Trial reportJournal of child sexual abuse2025

Knowledge of Mandatory Reporting Laws and Recording of Clients' Abuse Data: Effects of a Sexual Health Curriculum Training for Health Students in Tanzania.

Stella Emmanuel Mushy, Gift Gadiel Lukumay, Agnes F Massae, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Corissa T Rohloff, Nidhi Kohli, Lucy R Mgopa, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Ever Mkonyi, Michael W Ross and 2 more

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Stella Emmanuel MushyMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-4867-2709
Gift Gadiel LukumayMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-0428-0161
Agnes F MassaeMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0001-5375-3741
Dickson Ally MkokaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-1159-0953
Corissa T RohloffUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3228-4653
Nidhi KohliUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4690-2854
Lucy R MgopaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0001-7527-8195
Dorkasi L MwakawangaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-0975-4493
Ever MkonyiMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0001-8189-1295
Michael W RossUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5718-9989
Maria TrentJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4973-5417
B R Simon RosserUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8862-531X

Funding

Training for Health ProfessionalsR01HD092655 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Dickson Ally Mkoka, B R Simon Rosser · 2018 to 2026
$5.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092655
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Abstract

Tanzania mandated reporting laws aim to identify and address child abuse, yet healthcare students' awareness and reporting are limited. This study assessed training's impact on their knowledge of reporting laws and handling confidential child abuse data. The study involved 412 medical and nursing students in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), with 206 participants receiving sexual health training and a waitlist control group of equal size receiving no intervention. Baseline and 3-month follow-up assessments evaluated knowledge of mandatory reporting laws and recording practices. At the 3-month follow-up, the control group showed minimal knowledge improvement (+7.5% for item 1, -6% for item 2), whereas the intervention group showed significant gains (23.7% for item 1, 0.7% for item 2). Additionally, notable disparity in total scores for reporting and recording between the groups emerged from baseline to follow-up (

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Child Abuse, SexualHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMandatory ReportingSexual HealthStudents, MedicalStudents, NursingAdultChildConfidentialityCurriculumFemaleHumansMaleTanzaniaYoung AdultChild abusehealth studentsknowledgemandatory reporting lawsrecording abuse dataTanzania

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PMID39817664
PMCPMC11932792

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