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    Domestic violence against children: knowledge of parents of children enrolled in public and private schools

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    OBJETIVO: Investigar o conhecimento dos pais ou responsĂĄveis por crianças matriculadas no ensino fundamental sobre a violĂȘncia infantil e identificar a sua postura em relação Ă  educação de seus filhos. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo. Os dados foram coletados a partir de um questionĂĄrio, que abordava questĂ”es sobre violĂȘncia infantil e prĂĄticas educativas, respondido pelos pais/responsĂĄveis de alunos matriculados em uma escola pĂșblica e, em outra particular, em Catanduva, SĂŁo Paulo. RESULTADOS: Foram aplicados 1.429 questionĂĄrios na escola pĂșblica e 256 na particular, havendo retorno de, respectivamente, 670 (47%) e 115 (45%) deles. As respostas foram (particular/pĂșblica): 1) nĂŁo aceitam que educadores punam com castigos fĂ­sicos (99/96%); 2) chamam atenção dos filhos diante de comportamento inadequado (90/92%); 3) discordam que "palmada" prepara a criança para a vida (80/66%); 4) acham incorreto repreender os filhos na frente de outros (87/73%); 5) concordam que "tapas/palmadas" prejudicam o relacionamento pais/filhos (59/57%); 6) concordam que conversar sobre "erros" faz parte da educação (97/91%); 7) concordam que "xingar" causa danos Ă  criança (81/60%); 8) acham que "medo" nĂŁo significa "respeito" (86/57%); 9) concordam que "criança nĂŁo esquece fĂĄcil"(92/79%); 10) concordam com a notificação de violĂȘncia infantil (93/90%); 11) preocupam-se com a violĂȘncia na casa alheia (51/30%); 12) sabem que agressĂ”es domĂ©sticas podem levar Ă  morte (97/94%); 13) consideram baixa a violĂȘncia em seus lares (89/86%). Houve diferença significativa entre os grupos para as respostas Ă s questĂ”es 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 e 11 (p<0,001). CONCLUSÕES: Os entrevistados demonstraram conhecimento satisfatĂłrio sobre violĂȘncia infantil, embora os da escola pĂșblica tenham apresentado pior desempenho nas questĂ”es relacionadas Ă  educação familiar.OBJECTIVE: To study the knowledge about domestic violence of parents and caregivers of children enrolled in elementary schools, and to identify how they deal with this subject in their children education. METHODS: This descriptive study used a questionnaire about child abuse and educational practices applied to parents/caregivers of children from one public and one private school in Catanduva, SĂŁo Paulo State, Brazil. RESULTS: The questionnaires were sent to caregivers in the public school and (1429) and private school (256), and they were answered respectively by 670 (47%) and 115 (45%) of them. The answers were (private/public school): 1) do not approve physical punishment by educators (99/96%); 2) draw the attention of children to bad behavior (90/92%); 3) disagree that "slapping" prepares for life (80/66%); 4) agree that it is wrong to reprimand children in front of others (87/73%); 5) agree that "slaps/smacks" affect the relationship between parents and children (59/57%); 6) talk about "mistakes" as a part of education (97/91%); 7) agree that "insulting" causes damage to a child (81/60%); 8) think that "fear" is not the same as "respect" (86/57%); 9) agree that a "child does not forget easily" (92/79%); 10) agree with child abuse notification (93/90%); 11) worry about violence in someone else's house (51/30%); 12) know that domestic violence may kill (97/94%); 13) consider the violence level in their homes low (89/86%). There were diferences between schools regarding questions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 11 (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of children attending elementary schools are aware of the main concepts regarding child abuse, although participants from the public school presented a worse performance regarding educational questions
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