Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach

• Main Authors: Ingfrid Vaksdal Brattabø (Author), Ragnhild Bjørknes (Author), Kyrre Breivik (Author), Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study provides an empirical test of the reasoned action approach (RAA) socio-cognitive theory with the aim of 1) predicting the intention of public dental health personnel (PDHP) to report suspected child-maltreatment to child welfare services (CWS); 2) estimating the effect...