Development of the Training Program on Child Abuse Prevention for Citizens (TCAP-C) and Its Effects and Acceptability: Community-Based Participatory Research

Sachiko Kita (), Kayoko Ochiai, Yoichi Sato, Saburo Akiyama, Mitsushiro Abe, Keiichi Tashita, Hiroko Tanaka, Fumiko Matsumoto, Shihoko Hayashi, Kosuke Kohashi, Keiichiro Tsujino, Kentaro Uchiyama, Konomi Tsukamatsu, Utako Ikeda, Mari Ikeda and Hidehiro Suzuki
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Sachiko Kita: Department of Family Nursing, Division of Health Sciences & Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
Kayoko Ochiai: Association Momrings, Tokyo 1350003, Japan
Yoichi Sato: Kameido 6-Chome Higashi Town, Koto-City, Tokyo 1360071, Japan
Saburo Akiyama: NPO KOTO Parent-Child Center/Home Start KOTO, Tokyo 1360072, Japan
Mitsushiro Abe: Western Federation of Koto-City Juvenile Organization Liaison Council, Tokyo 1350016, Japan
Keiichi Tashita: Koto District Youth Committee, Koto-City, Tokyo 1350016, Japan
Hiroko Tanaka: Children and Youth Affairs, Koto-City, Tokyo 1350016, Japan
Fumiko Matsumoto: Independent Researcher, Koto-City, Tokyo 1360072, Japan
Shihoko Hayashi: Children and Youth Affairs, Koto-City, Tokyo 1350016, Japan
Kosuke Kohashi: Kamogawa Kokuho Municipal Hospital, Chiba 2960112, Japan
Keiichiro Tsujino: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 1010061, Japan
Kentaro Uchiyama: Japan Green Clinic, Orchard Road, Singapore 238859, Singapore
Konomi Tsukamatsu: San-Ikukai Hospital, Tokyo 1300012, Japan
Utako Ikeda: Association Positive Discipline Community, Tokyo 4080307, Japan
Mari Ikeda: Department of Family Nursing, Division of Health Sciences & Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
Hidehiro Suzuki: College of Risk Management, Nihon University, Tokyo 1028275, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Aim: We developed the Training Program on Child Abuse Prevention for Citizens (TCAP-C) and tested its effects and acceptability among citizen leaders (CLs). Methods: Community-based participatory research using a pretest–posttest follow-up design was conducted in Tokyo, Japan from September 2021 to March 2022. Participants completed questionnaires before, upon completion, and one month and three months after TCAP-C. Recognition, knowledge, and behaviors regarding child abuse and community consciousness were collected and compared before and one and three months after TCAP-C, and the degree of satisfaction, understanding, and meaningfulness were collected upon completion. We analyzed data using repeated-measures ANCOVA. Results: A total of 111, 98, 101, and 94 participants completed the questionnaires before, upon completion, and one and three months after TCAP-C, respectively. Overall, the recognition, knowledge, and community consciousness scores significantly improved from before to one month and three months after TCAP-C. Regarding the behaviors, only the behaviors of learning and watching over were significantly improved from before to one month after TCAP-C; however, those behaviors were not different between before and three months after TCAP-C. Furthermore, 95% participants reported being entirely satisfied with TCAP-C, and 85% and 91% reported good understanding and meaningfulness of the program. Conclusions: TCAP-C is acceptable and can improve CL recognition, knowledge, and community consciousness.

Keywords: child abuse; citizens; community-based participatory research; intervention; prevention; training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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