Children’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse Prevention in El Salvador
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.
© 2014 Alicia Hurtado, Craig L. Katz, Dianne Ciro, Daniel Guttfreund, Digna Nosike, published by Ubiquity Press
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