PARENT'S KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES REGARDING HOME-RELATED INJURES IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents with children aged 0-5 years old regarding unintentional injuries among home environment.

Materials and methods: Parents of children under five years old were asked to complete a survey between October and December 2021, which was distributed online via social media. The questionnaire contained 43 items and was analyzed using Microsoft Excel.

Results: The questionnaire was completed by 300 parents with children up to 5 years old, mostly aged between 26-35 years old (72%), with high education (79,3%), of them 96% females, majority from urban areas (79,7%), with medium socio-economic status. Nearly 75% of respondents believe their child could get hurt at home, most commonly through an injury (42,7%), followed by ingesting foreign objects (22%). Falls were the primary cause of the majority of the child's accidents over the last year (60%) despite them being uncommon (54,7%) and infrequent (22%) in nature. Most often (54.7%), parents said that they see and hear their child all the time, but occasionally leave him for a short time. When their child suffered an injury at home, only 33,3% of parents sought medical attention.

Conclusion: The results of this study will allow for a greater focus on young children's safety in the household. By identifying and emphasizing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents with children 0-5 years old, we will be able to notify the necessary bodies and advise particular measures to prevent home environmental injuries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

One health & risk management - 4(2023), 2 vom: 11. März, Seite 40-45

Sprache:

Rumänisch

Weiterer Titel:

CUNOȘTINȚELE, ATITUDINILE ȘI PRACTICILE PĂRINȚILOR CU PRIVIRE LA TRAUMATISMELE CASNICE LA COPIII SUB 5 ANI

Beteiligte Personen:

Cazacu-Stratu, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Cociu, Svetlana [VerfasserIn]
Plamadeala, Alexandru [VerfasserIn]
Coman, Madalina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children aged 0 – 5 years old
English Abstract
Home related injuries
Journal Article
Safety

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.38045/ohrm.2023.2.06

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359415717