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. 2014 Mar-Apr;80(2):103-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.04.004.

Children's knowledge of sexual abuse prevention in El Salvador

Alicia Hurtado, Craig L Katz, Dianne Ciro, Daniel Guttfreund, Digna Nosike
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Children's knowledge of sexual abuse prevention in El Salvador

Alicia Hurtado et al. Ann Glob Health. 2014 Mar-Apr.
Free article

Abstract

Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) remains a global health problem that must be addressed. In a country with limited resources such as El Salvador, we sought an alternative way to disseminate CSA prevention information to elementary school children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention exhibit at a children's museum.

Methods: We asked 189 children to answer a questionnaire about CSA prevention before entering a museum exhibit on the subject and then asked 59 different children to answer the questionnaire after visiting the exhibit.

Findings: Children's knowledge scores on CSA prevention significantly improved after visiting the exhibit (P < .012).

Conclusions: A museum exhibit that addresses CSA prevention is an effective way of communicating CSA prevention to children.

Keywords: El Salvador; child; prevention; sexual abuse.

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