Chris Mikton Christopher.Mikton@uwe.ac.uk
The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale
Mikton, Christopher; Power, Mick; Raleva, Marija; Makoae, Mokhantso; Al Eissa, Majid; Cheah, Irene; Cardia, Nancy; Choo, Claire; Almuneef, Maha
Authors
Mick Power
Marija Raleva
Mokhantso Makoae
Majid Al Eissa
Irene Cheah
Nancy Cardia
Claire Choo
Maha Almuneef
Abstract
This study aimed to systematically assess the readiness of five countries - Brazil, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa - to implement evidence-based child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale. To this end, it applied a recently developed method called Readiness Assessment for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment based on two parallel 100-item instruments. The first measures the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs concerning child maltreatment prevention of key informants; the second, completed by child maltreatment prevention experts using all available data in the country, produces a more objective assessment readiness. The instruments cover all of the main aspects of readiness including, for instance, availability of scientific data on the problem, legislation and policies, will to address the problem, and material resources. Key informant scores ranged from 31.2 (Brazil) to 45.8/100 (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and expert scores, from 35.2 (Brazil) to 56/100 (Malaysia). Major gaps identified in almost all countries included a lack of professionals with the skills, knowledge, and expertise to implement evidence-based child maltreatment programs and of institutions to train them; inadequate funding, infrastructure, and equipment; extreme rarity of outcome evaluations of prevention programs; and lack of national prevalence surveys of child maltreatment. In sum, the five countries are in a low to moderate state of readiness to implement evidence-based child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale. Such an assessment of readiness - the first of its kind - allows gaps to be identified and then addressed to increase the likelihood of program success. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Citation
Mikton, C., Power, M., Raleva, M., Makoae, M., Al Eissa, M., Cheah, I., …Almuneef, M. (2013). The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale. Child Abuse and Neglect, 37(12), 1237-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.009
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 1, 2013 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2013 |
Journal | Child Abuse and Neglect |
Print ISSN | 01452134 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-7757 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 1237-1251 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.009 |
Keywords | child maltreatment prevention, capacity, developing countries, implementation, policy, readiness |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/939553 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.009 |
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