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Psychosocial paediatric training in Iraq: perspectives of trainers and students

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posted on 2024-06-04, 08:17 authored by AK Al-Obaidi, Tim CorcoranTim Corcoran, MA Hussein, A Ghazi
There is an absence of education regarding psychosocial issues in Iraqi paediatric training programmes. The aim of this study is to examine current knowledge and perspectives around these topics and to explore potential development in these programmes. 56 paediatric trainers and students at the Child Central Teaching Hospital, a hospital affiliated to the Al-Mustansyria medical college in Baghdad, responded to a questionnaire to evaluate knowledge and perspectives regarding psychosocial approaches to child and adolescent health as delivered presently via academic training and used in professional practice. The majority of the respondents reported having no training in psychosocial interventions. Using a scale from 0 ('not relevant') to 10 ('very important'), psychosocial issues were rated 7.1 in their relevance to everyday paediatric practice. On a scale of 0 ('very poor') to 10 ('totally adequate'), respondents rated formal current psychosocial training at 2.5. It is concluded that incorporating psychosocial approaches in paediatric training will lead to a broader base of knowledge in children's health and contribute to the promotion of multidisciplinary practice in Iraq.

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Journal

Medicine, conflict and survival

Volume

29

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45-56

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

1743-9396

Language

eng

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C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2013, Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Publisher

Routledge

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