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Department of Psychiatry, PHC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness of child sexual abuse related to POCSO Act among both medical and dental professionals in India.
Awareness Regarding POCSO Act: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Indian J Public Health
October 2023
B.Sc. (Nursing) Interns, College of Nursing, GMCH, Chandigarh, India.
Background: Child sexual abuse occurs in a variety of settings and the POCSO Act, 2012 came into force with effect from November 14, 2012.
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Materials And Methods: A nonprobability sampling technique was used to select 190 subjects from Sector 56, Palsora, Chandigarh.
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National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Nagarbhavi 560 072, Karnataka, INDIA.
To address the under reporting of sexual offences against children, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, makes reporting of such offences mandatory. The duty to report such offences has been extended to healthcare professionals. The inclusion of healthcare professionals within mandatory reporting, however, strikes at the very foundation of the doctor- patient relationship based on trust and confidentiality and conflicts with the patient confidentiality safeguards of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
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