title: [Parental aptitude to prevent child sexual abuse after a participatory education intervention].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the aptitude of parents regarding the educational impact of equity education for children to prevent child sexual abuse using participatory strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quasi-experimental design. Ninety-two parents with children in preschool were included in the study. The parents were given a course using participatory educational strategies for one hour daily over a period of 20 days. Prior to the course, a group of experts in child education and sexology prepared a questionnaire with 20 sentences. A Wilcoxon test was used to compare intergroup differences
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found statistically significant differences in the parents' responses before and after the educational intervention, with a median (range) of 10(2-12)/18(6-20), p<0.01.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significant change in aptitude was noted when parents attended classes using a participatory strategy to learn about the impact of educational equity for the prevention of child sexual abuse. Thus, it is imperative to continue evaluating different educational strategies.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Ginecología y Obstetricia, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, México. marthahigareda12@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Martha Alicia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Higareda-Almaraz
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Higareda-Almaraz
authors.forename: Irma Reyna
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Higareda-Almaraz
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barrera-de León
authors.forename: Meynardo Alonso
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gómez-Llamas
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benites-Godínez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001076:Aptitude; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D055815:Young Adult