Journal:
:iranian red crescent medical journal
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leili borimnejad center for nursing care research, school of nursing and midwifery, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran
fatemeh khoshnavay fomani school of nursing and midwifery, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; school of nursing and midwifery, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2166933600, fax: +98-2166941668
background although in many countries child abuse reporting is mandated, iranian nurses report abused cases voluntary. some of the cases are reported to the police and others are referred to welfare organizations or other non-governmental organizations. absence of a uniform reporting system along with a lack of legal support in the specific cultural context of iran has resulted challenges for t...