Browsing by Subject "Child protection"

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    Social Determinants of Health, the Family, and Children’s Personal Hygiene: A Comparative Study
    (MDPI, 2019-11-26) Ramos Morcillo, Antonio Jesús; Moreno Martínez, Francisco José; Hernández Susarte, Ana María; Hueso Montoro, César; Ruzafa Martínez, María; Enfermería
    Habits of personal hygiene are mostly acquired during childhood, and are, therefore, influenced by one’s family. Poor hygiene habits are a risk factor for preventable disease and social rejection. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) consist of contextual factors, structural mechanisms, and the individual’s socioeconomic position, which, via intermediary determinants, result in inequities of health and well–being. Dysfunctional family situations may, therefore, be generated by an unequal distribution of factors determining SDH. Little attention has been paid to the influence of the family on personal hygiene and the perception of social rejection in children. We designed a study to examine differences in personal hygiene and in the perception of social rejection between children in reception centers and children living in a family setting. A validated questionnaire on children’s personal hygiene habits was completed by 51 children in reception centers and 454 children in normal families. Hygiene habits were more deficient among the children in reception centers than among the other children in all dimensions studied. Deficient hygiene habits were observed in the offspring of families affected by the main features of social inequality, who were more likely to perceive social rejection for this reason and less likely to consider their family as the greatest influence on their personal hygiene practices.
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    Violencia ejercida a niños, niñas y adolescentes en el ámbito familiar.
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2022) Rodríguez Fernández, Ascensión Gumersinda
    El presente estudio tiene como objetivo realizar una revisión del concepto de violencia sobre los menores en el ámbito familiar, desde una perspectiva socio-legal, con el propósito de esclarecer y visibilizar su alcance, tipología y factores de riesgo. En la actualidad este fenómeno ha mantenido un crecimiento constante, llegando a cifras realmente preocupantes, sin que por el momento, los avances legislativos introducidos por las Leyes 8/2015 y 26/2015, de modificación del sistema de protección a la infancia y a la adolescencia, permitan deducir un cambio de tendencia. La detección temprana, prevención y protección a la infancia maltratada exige redoblar esfuerzos coordinados desde distintas instancias e instituciones, para atender a este colectivo especialmente vulnerable.