Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of child sexual abuse prevention among parents in Ogun State, Nigeria
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Background Parents’ efforts are essential in the prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, as studies consistently underscore their critical roles in protecting and providing a safe place for their children. This study highlights the pivotal role of parents in preventing child sexual abuse, as research consistently emphasizes their responsibility in safeguarding their children and creating a secure environment. However, despite their critical role, studies indicate that parents often lack sufficient knowledge, exhibit poor attitudes, and demonstrate low self-efficacy regarding child sexual abuse prevention, contributing to higher child sexual abuse incidence. To address this gap, the study investigated the effect of an educational intervention on parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy related to child sexual abuse prevention in Ogun State, Nigeria. Method A quasi-experimental design was conducted in two selected Junior Secondary Schools in Yewa South and Abeokuta South Local Government Areas, Ogun State, Nigeria. It involved an intervention group and a control group with a sample size of 249 selected by a systematic random sample. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire. Assessments were conducted at baseline [P0], four weeks post-intervention [P1], and twelve weeks post-intervention [P2]. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at a 0.05 significance level. Results Results revealed significant improvements [p < 0.05] in knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy were observed in the intervention group post-intervention. The Cohen’s D effect size for knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of child sexual abuse prevention were 0.27, 0.54, and 0.57, respectively. Conclusion The study demonstrated the efficacy of the educational intervention in improving parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy regarding child sexual abuse prevention. It is recommended that educational interventions be widely implemented to raise awareness and empower parents to effectively prevent child sexual abuse in their communities.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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