@article { author = {Karbasi, Zahra and Safdari, Reza and Kadivar, Maliheh and Shahmoradi, Leila and Zakerabasali, Somayyeh and Eslami, Parisa and Sayarifard, Azadeh}, title = {Designing and Evaluating a Child Maltreatment Surveillance System: Towards Improving the Management of Child Abuse Incidents}, journal = {International Journal of Pediatrics}, volume = {10}, number = {4}, pages = {15779-15788}, year = {2022}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5047}, eissn = {2345-5055}, doi = {10.22038/ijp.2022.61653.4739}, abstract = {Background: Child abuse is a significant global concern, with short-term and long-term consequences for the lives of children who are victims of violence. For effective action by decision-makers, the information and analysis obtained from surveillance systems must be used to determine the problem, the magnitude of maltreatment, its relationship with other issues, and the likelihood of preventing maltreatment.Objectives: Due to the importance of child abuse and the management and control of this event, this study was conducted to design and evaluate a child abuse surveillance system.Methods: The system was designed in Visual Studio version 2017 using the C# programming language and ASP.NET framework. SQL Server was used to store the data. The design of the child abuse surveillance system was evaluated according to the usability evaluation.Results: The minimum data set was indexed to collect and store data on abused children by the standard format. Web-based child abuse surveillance system (CASS) has 3 types of users. The system evaluation results showed that the highest number of problems were related to the principle of "help and documentation".Conclusion: Designing a CASS is a practical step in managing and controlling the data of abused children. This system and registration of information will help professionals, managers, and decision-makers make the right decisions to take care of injured children with up-to-date information}, keywords = {Surveillance system,Child abuse,Child maltreatment,Surveillance}, url = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_19583.html}, eprint = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_19583_ba615d57feb78fa859b75d04c366dfda.pdf} }