Table 1 Demographics of screen positive children, according to conclusion of the multidisciplinary team on child abuse
From: A screening protocol for child abuse at out-of-hours primary care locations: a descriptive study
Conclusion multidisciplinary team | Child abuse cases (n = 24) | No child abuse cases (n = 36) | Suspicion discarded before meeting (n = 28) | No conclusion due to missing information (n = 20) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Gender | ||||||||
Girl | 12 | 50 | 22 | 61 | 14 | 50 | 10 | 50 |
Age | ||||||||
≤ 4 years | 12 | 50 | 24 | 67 | 18 | 64 | 9 | 45 |
5–11 years | 9 | 38 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 25 |
12–18 years | 3 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
Child known to child services | ||||||||
yes | 16 | 67 | 12 | 33 | -a | -a | 1a | 5 |
no | 8 | 33 | 24 | 67 | 3 | 11 | 1a | 5 |