Inter-agency collaboration factors affecting multidisciplinary workers’ ability to identify child maltreatment

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Table 1 Social and Demographic Characteristics

	n	%
Sex
Male	67	24.2
Female	207	74.7
Unknown	3	1.1
Age (years)
< 30	31	11.2
31–40	65	23.5
41–50	91	32.9
51–60	65	23.5
> 60	20	7.2
Unknown	5	1.8
Years of child protection experience
< 1 year	27	9.7
1 < 2 years	33	11.9
2 < 4 years	60	21.7
4 < 6 years	27	9.7
6 < 8 years	23	8.3
8 < 10 years	14	5.1
≥ 10 years	81	29.2
Unknown	12	4.3
Agency
Child guidance centre	15	5.4
Hospital	59	21.3
State municipality	66	23.8
Public health centre	58	20.9
Prosecutors	2	.7
Board of education	30	10.8
Child and family support centre	30	10.8
Others	17	6.1
Profession
Child welfare officer	14	5.1
Physician	24	8.7
Nurse	19	6.9
Other healthcare professional	1	.4
Clinical psychologist	7	2.5
Medical social worker	21	7.6
Public health nurse	96	34.7
Legal professional	2	.7
Teaching professional	17	6.1
Welfare officer for child and family	43	15.5
Others	33	11.9

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