Table 1: Experience and Awareness Among Professional Groups. Chi-Square Tests (%).
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
Variable Physicians Nurses Nurse Assistants Hospital Social Workers Total
More than five years in profession 83.1 59.7 90.0 85.3 75.4***
More than five years at same clinic 73.7 52.1 71.5 61.8 63.0**
Main education in Sweden 81.9 99.2 98.6 94.1 94.2***
Specialist education 25.0 10.9 30.0 64.7 20.7***
Sufficient training in physical abuse 54.2 31.4 23.2 58.8 38.3***
Sufficient training in physical neglect 41.7 26.3 17.4 61.8 32.0***
Sufficient training in psychological abuse and neglect 37.5 22.9 14.7 55.9 28.4***
Confident in Social Services Act 79.2 59.8 37.9 100.0 64.4***
Using supervision in group 8.3 10.3 20.0 97.1 22.2***
Using individual mentor 12.5 3.4 4.3 14.7 7.2*
Aware of guidelines and routines 77.8 56.8 52.1 85.3 64.2***
Aware of Child Protection Team 58.3 49.2 42.9 44.1 49.3
Aware of CAC 19.4 8.5 11.4 29.4 14.3**
Aware of other specialist 20.8 25.4 30.0 26.5 25.5
Made five or more reports 47.2 3.4 1.4 61.8 20.4***
Decided not to report suspicion 64.3 61.3 42.2 69.7 58.6