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Table 3 PDHP’s reason or multiple reasons for sending a report of concern with associated responses from CWS, 1214 reports 3222 reasons

From: Reasons for reported suspicion of child maltreatment and responses from the child welfare - a cross-sectional study of Norwegian public dental health personnel

 

Response from CWS

 
 

CWS has opened an investigation and taken measures

CWS has opened an investigation and dropped the case

CWS has opened an investigation, but no further information has been given

CWS has not opened an investigation, case dropped

CWS has not given any feedback at all

Do not know

Total

PDHP’s reasons for sending a report

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n total

Did not attend/was not brought

175

21.4

141

17.2

95

11.6

41

5.0

154

18.8

212

25.9

818

Grave caries

182

30.5

88

14.7

72

12.1

19

3.2

123

20.6

113

18.9

597

Lack of hygiene

136

30.6

64

14.4

55

12.4

16

3.6

95

21.3

79

17.8

445

Suspicion of neglect

112

35.6

45

14.3

39

12.4

9

2.9

65

20.6

45

14.3

315

Interaction with parents/guardians

69

29.7

34

14.7

33

14.2

8

3.4

48

20.7

40

17.2

232

Abnormal behavior in the child

69

31.4

23

10.5

36

16.4

8

3.6

45

20.5

39

17.7

220

Treatment refusal

56

27.3

34

16.6

27

13.2

7

3.4

42

20.5

39

19.0

205

Gingivitis

41

34.5

17

14.3

18

15.1

4

3.4

22

18.5

17

14.3

119

Suspicion of physical abuse

21

35.6

8

13.6

5

8.5

3

5.1

14

23.7

8

13.6

59

Suspicion of sexual abuse

23

40.4

9

15.8

6

10.5

0

0.0

9

15.8

10

17.5

57

Suspicion of psychological abuse

16

30.2

6

11.3

7

13.2

4

7.5

13

24.5

7

13.2

53

Trauma

8

40.0

4

20.0

4

20.0

0

0

3

15.0

1

5.0

20

Wounds, lesions or other oral findings

3

21.4

0

0

2

14.3

0

0

3

21.4

6

42.9

14

Other

13

19.1

7

10.3

7

10.3

0

0

16

23.5

25

36.8

68