Research Article
Identifying and Intervening in Child Maltreatment and Implementing Related National Guidelines by Public Health Nurses in Finland and Japan
Table 2
Identification of child maltreatment.
| | Variables | Finland () | Japan () | | Φ | | Disagree | Agree | Disagree | Agree |
| | PHNs meet maltreated children often | 164 (85%) | 29 (15%) | 290 (67%) | 145 (33%) | 22.37 | .19 | | PHNs recognize child maltreatment based on | | | | | | | | Child-related risk factors | 88 (46%) | 105 (54%) | 25 (6%) | 413 (94%) | 114.99 | .48 | | Parents-related risk factors | 58 (30%) | 135 (70%) | 21 (5%) | 418 (95%) | 78.26 | .35 | | Family-related risk factors | 62 (32%) | 131 (68%) | 28 (6%) | 411 (94%) | 72.77 | .34 | | The child’s behavior | 117 (61%) | 76 (39%) | 140 (32%) | 299 (68%) | 45.87 | .27 | | The parents’ behavior | 130 (67%) | 63 (33%) | 131 (30%) | 308 (70%) | 77.84 | .35 | | PHNs recognize physical signs sufficiently well | 88 (46%) | 105 (54%) | 73 (17%) | 366 (83%) | 59.25 | .31 | | PHNs recognize mental signs sufficiently well | 120 (62%) | 73 (38%) | 111 (25%) | 327 (75%) | 78.32 | .35 |
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