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Factors influencing child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting by nurses: A multivariate analysis
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Background Reporting of known and suspected child abuse and neglect is a fundamental responsibility of health professionals in many countries including Australia. Nurses' duties to report child abuse and neglect are expressed in legislation, or in occupational policy documents. In this paper factors influencing nurses' compliance with mandated reporting are examined.Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between nurse characteristics, training, knowledge of legislative reporting duty and attitudinal factors on the reporting by nurses of different types of child abuse and neglect.Methods Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between variables.Design, setting and participants A cross-sectional survey using the Child Abuse and Neglect Nurses' Questionnaire (CANNQ) was conducted. The respondents were 930 Registered Nurses (RNs) currently working across metropolitan, rural and remote locations throughout the state of Queensland, Australia.Results Nurses were confident and knowledgeable in their obligation to report physical [CPA] and sexual [CSA] abuse. They were less confident and knowledgeable about emotional abuse [CEA] and neglect [CN]. Recognition of the extent of harm to abused and neglected children was poor. Positive attitudes to mandatory reporting influenced better recognition of all forms of abuse and neglect and the likelihood of reporting CSA, CEA and CN; parenting experience influenced intention to report child sexual abuse, and CAN training predicted reporting of child neglect.Conclusions and practice implications Results indicate that with training, nurses are a key choice for mandating child abuse and neglect reporting. Educational preparation and training for nurses should emphasise the serious impact of child abuse and neglect on children and families to improve recognition of the extent of harm and the likelihood of reporting. From a perspective of increasing compliance with the legislative duty, particular attention needs to be paid to recognition and reporting of CEA and CN. Further research is needed to determine whether factors influencing sound reporting can be successfully modified.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fraser, J. A., Mathews, B., Walsh, K., Chen, L., & Dunne, M.
- Affiliations
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Fraser, Jennifer A.
- Venue
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-02
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 146-153
- ISSN
- 0020-7489 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972810233
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 3.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- eprints.qut.edu.au
- Locations
- International Journal of Nursing Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Keywords
- child abuse, mandatory reporting, nurses, reporting compliance, child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, childhood emotional abuse, child neglect, nurse training, parental experiences, Queensland
- MeSH terms
- Attitude of Health Personnel, Australia, Child, Child Abuse, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Nurses, Surveys and Questionnaires, Multivariate Analysis, Mandatory Reporting
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