Views and Opinions of Faculty of Health Sciences Students about Child Abuse and Neglect

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine a bout views and opinions of faculty of health sciences students’ about child abuse and neglect. Methods: This descriptive study population consisted of students (n=397). Data were collected using the “Questionnaire Form” and analyzed using number, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square test. Results: In the study, 11.6% of the students stated that exposed to violence, 14.4% of the students stated that neglected in their childhood. It is found that only 40.8% of the students received information about child abuse and neglect, of the students departments, class and gender affected the receive information status. It is found that of nursing students, 4th grade students and female students received more information about child abuse and neglect (p<0.05). Departments of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation students and male students approved more likely than nursing students and female students expression of the “Spare the rod spoil the child". (p<0.05). Conclusion: Of the nursing and physiotherapy and rehabilitation students which play an important role prevention and early assessment to child abuse and neglect information are insufficient about child abuse and neglect. It is important that of the students to increase their awareness of abuse to arrange training programs, to give more space to the subject in the curriculum.