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Medical Neglect Towards Children: Causes, Impacts, Prevention
Çocuğa Yönelik Tıbbi İhmal: Nedenleri, Etkileri ve Önlenmesi
Vedat KÖSEOĞLUa, Aynur BÜTÜN AYHANb, Utku BEYAZITc
aDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Retired Prof. Dr., Ankara, TURKEY
bDepartment of Child Development, Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, TURKEY
cDepartment of Child Development, Akdeniz University Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Antalya, TURKEY
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2021;6(3):665-74
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2020-78583
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 The concept of neglect is defined as the failure of adults to meet the needs, ensure the well-being and protect the children whose care is their responsibility. It is classified as a type of child maltreatment and is grouped into 6 categories, namely physical, cognitive, supervisory, cognitive, educational and medical neglect. Medical neglect is of significant importance due to its probable consequences and is defined as the failure to provide medical care and the inability to meet the child's basic health needs. While some cases of medical neglect may emerge due to reasons such as the loss of family function as a result of domestic violence, poverty, parental mental health issues, or parents use of drugs and alcohol, in some cases, it occurs when the parents or caregivers actively reject the administration of medical care to the child. It can lead to severe health problems and even fatality and emerges as a public health concern. Despite the fact that the concept of medical neglect towards children is assessed within the scope of child abuse and neglect, it is of crucial importance to evaluate its origins and consequences within its own dynamics. Considering that the concept has become a severe social problem, the realization of preventive programs becomes a necessity. Within this context, in this study, the subject of medical neglect towards children will be addressed and suggestions for prevention will be made in line with its causes and effects.

Keywords: Child; medical neglect; causes; impacts; prevention
ÖZET
 Erişkin bireylerin bakmakla yükümlü oldukları çocuklarının iyilik hâllerini sağlamakta, ihtiyaçlarını karşılamakta ve korumakta yetersiz kalmaları durumu olarak tanımlanan ve çocuk istismarı türlerinden biri olan çocuk ihmali kavramı, genel olarak duygusal, fiziksel, denetimsel ve bilişsel ihmal; eğitimin ihmali ve tıbbi ihmal olmak üzere 6 gruba ayrılmaktadır. Olası sonuçları açısından ele alındığında önemle üzerinde durulması gereken bir ihmal türü olarak ortaya çıkan tıbbi ihmal kavramı; çocuk için gerekli olan tıbbi bakımın temin edilmesinde yetersizlik, çocuğun zarar göreceği biçimde temel sağlık bakımı gereksinimlerinin karşılanamaması ve devam ettirilememesi gibi durumlar olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bazı tıbbi ihmal olguları, aile içi şiddet, yoksulluk, ebeveyn ruh sağlığı sorunları, ebeveynin uyuşturucu ve alkol kullanımı sonucunda aile işlevlerinin bozulması gibi nedenlerle ortaya çıkabilirken, bazı durumlarda ise ebeveynler veya bakım verenler tarafından çocuklar adına tıbbi tedavinin aktif olarak reddedilmesi sonucu gerçekleşmektedir. Sonuçları açısından çocuğun sağlığının bozulmasına ve hatta ölümüne yol açabilmekte, yaygınlığı giderek artan bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak görülmektedir. Çocuğa yönelik tıbbi ihmal kavramının, çocuk istismarı ve ihmali kapsamında ele alınmakla birlikte, ortaya çıkış nedenleri ve sonuçları bakımından kendi dinamikleri içinde değerlendirilmesi önem taşımaktadır. Olgunun önemli bir sosyal soruna dönüştüğü kabul edilecek olursa, önleyici programların hayata geçirilmesine büyük ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu noktadan hareketle bu çalışmada, çocuğa yönelik tıbbi ihmal kavramının üzerinde durulacak, nedenleri ve etkileri doğrultusunda tıbbi ihmali önlemeye ilişkin öneriler sunulacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Çocuk; tıbbi ihmal; nedenler; etkiler; önleme
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Hereby "Terms of Use" come into force when announced in the "SITE" by "Turkiye Klinikleri". The users are regarded to agree to hereby contract terms by using the "SITE". "Turkiye Klinikleri" may change the contract terms and the changes will be come into force by specifying the version number and the date of change on time it is published in the "SITE".

 

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Privacy Policy

We recommend you to read the terms of use below before you visit our website. In case you agree these terms, following our rules will be to your favor. Please read our Terms of Use thoroughly.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com website belongs to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. and is designed in order to inform physicians in the field of health

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot reach to user’s identity, address, service providers or other information. The users may send this information to the website through forms if they would like to. However, www.turkiyeklinikleri.com may collect your hardware and software information. The information consists of your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access time, and related websites. www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot sell the provided user information (your name, e-mail address, home and work address, phone number) to the third parties, publish it publicly, or keep it in the website. Gathered information has a directing feature to be a source for the website’s visitor profile, reporting and promotion of the services.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com uses the taken information:

-To enhance, improve and maintain the quality of the website

-To generate visitor’s profile and statistical data

-To determine the tendency of the visitors on using our website

-To send print publications/correspondences

-To send press releases or notifications through e-mail

-To generate a list for an event or competition

By using www.turkiyeklinikleri.com you are considered to agree that;

-Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. cannot be hold responsible for any user’s illegal and immoral behavior,

-Terms of use may change from time to time,

-It is not responsible for other websites’ contents it cannot control or the harms they may cause although it uses the connection they provided.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. may block the website to users in the following events:

-Information with wrong, incomplete, deceiving or immoral expressions is recorded to the website,

-Proclamation, advertisement, announcement, libelous expressions are used against natural person or legal identity,

-During various attacks to the website,

-Disruption of the website because of a virus.

Written, visual and audible materials of the website, including the code and the software are under protection by legal legislation.

Without the written consent of Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. the information on the website cannot be downloaded, changed, reproduced, copied, republished, posted or distributed.

All rights of the software and the design of the website belong to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. will be pleased to hear your comments about our terms of use. Please share the subjects you think may enrich our website or if there is any problem regarding our website.

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