Protocolized abuse screening to decrease provider bias and increase capture of potential events
Injury Epidemiology - 2024
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Early identification of child abuse is critical to prevent death and disability. Studies suggest implicit bias of providers may lead to overrepresentation of minority and impoverished children in child abuse reporting. At our institution, universal screening for sexual and physical abuse for all children under 18 years of age was implemented in 2016. A rigorous, objective evaluation protocol focusing on the mechanism of injury and exam findings to improve recognition and eliminate bias was implemented in 2019. Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients less than 18 years of age were abstracted by chart review (2014–2015) and from a forensic database (2016–2022). International Classification of Diseases codes 995.5 (version 9) and T76.12XA (version 10) were used to identify patients before the establishment of forensic database. Relative frequency and patient characteristics of the three time periods (pre universal screening: 2014–2015, post universal screening: 2016–2019, post protocol implementation: 2020–2022) were compared using Chi-square tests and modified Poisson regression. Universal screening significantly increased the number of cases identified. The demographic profile of potential victims by race significantly changed over the reporting periods with an increased number of white children identified, consistent with state demographics. The proportion of publicly insured patients trended down with universal screening and protocol implementation, despite a significant increase in the number of children publicly insured in the state during this time. These single institutional results lend support to objective, evidence-based protocols to help eliminate bias surrounding race and poverty.
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