Sebahat AltundaÄŸ
Pamukkale University, Turkey
Title: Raising Awareness about “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse†in Students of Child Development Department
Biography
Biography: Sebahat AltundaÄŸ
Abstract
This study was planned to create “awareness for sexual abuse” among the in Students of Child Development Department. In this study, “Single Group Pre-Test Post-Test Model”, that is one of the Quasi-Experimental study methods, was used. The data were collected using “Student Information Form for the Department of Child Development”. The form consisted of 30 questions. Necessary permissions were obtained from the ethics committee, the institution where the study was conducted, and the parents. The sampling of the study consisted of 87 students. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics at computer environment. 56.8% of the students participating in the study were first-grade students. In addition, 65.4% of the students had not received sexual education before, 3.7% of the students thought that children should not be told about private body parts, and 4.9% stated that they did not know private body parts. Significant increases were determined in all data after the training (p <0.05). Students of the child development department should be informed about sexual education and they should keep in touch with children in the prevention of sexual abuse.