Awareness Regarding POCSO Act: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Journal
Indian journal of public health
ISSN: 0019-557X
Titre abrégé: Indian J Public Health
Pays: India
ID NLM: 0400673
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Oct 2023
01 Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
05
12
2022
accepted:
18
10
2023
medline:
27
6
2024
pubmed:
27
6
2024
entrez:
27
6
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Child sexual abuse occurs in a variety of settings and the POCSO Act, 2012 came into force with effect from November 14, 2012. A community-based cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge regarding the POCSO Act among adults in the rural community of Chandigarh was carried out in full compliance with ethical standards provided by the institutional research and ethical committee. A nonprobability sampling technique was used to select 190 subjects from Sector 56, Palsora, Chandigarh. This study found that 55.8% have an adequate level of knowledge and 44.2% have an inadequate level of knowledge. The variables heard or seen by a victim of child abuse have only significant associations with the level of knowledge.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Child sexual abuse occurs in a variety of settings and the POCSO Act, 2012 came into force with effect from November 14, 2012.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
A community-based cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge regarding the POCSO Act among adults in the rural community of Chandigarh was carried out in full compliance with ethical standards provided by the institutional research and ethical committee.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
A nonprobability sampling technique was used to select 190 subjects from Sector 56, Palsora, Chandigarh.
RESULTS
RESULTS
This study found that 55.8% have an adequate level of knowledge and 44.2% have an inadequate level of knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The variables heard or seen by a victim of child abuse have only significant associations with the level of knowledge.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38934821
doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1637_22
pii: 01586002-202367040-00017
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
566-567Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Public Health.
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