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Abstract:
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to validate measures of professional self-efficacy for detecting and responding to child abuse and neglect presentations, and then evaluate a clinical training programme for health professionals in a tertiary-level hospital in Vietnam.
Design/methodology/approach
A prospective, cohort design was used and professional self-efficacy was measured immediately prior to, and shortly after, training 116 nurses and doctors in emergency settings. Longer-term follow-up was measured six months later.
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Largely as a result of being cut off from the protection and care of their families, communities, and friends, children in institutions are increasingly vulnerable to HIV. In institutions, services to educate children on HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as appropriate treatments for children already infected, tend to be limited in scope and access. Many children are not even informed of their HIV status.
This assessment aims to map the vulnerability of children in three types of institutions, to identify critical needs, and to design practical, rapid, and easy-to-implement solutions that…