Prevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility

Abstract

Objective: To analyze caregivers’ knowledge about prevention of domestic accidents in early childhood and its association with education level. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a Primary Care Unit in Niterói with caregivers (convenience sample) of children under 6 years old. To classify the knowledge, we adopted the Positivity Index; to verify the association between the variable “schooling” and knowledge, the chi square test was used; statistically significant results: p < 0.05. Results: A total of 256 caregivers participated; 93.5% showed adequate knowledge. In the individual items, the knowledge (100%) about prevention of accidents with sharp toys, firearms, intoxication by products stood out; and less frequently (64.5%), the knowledge of the information contained in the Child’s Health Booklet. There was no statistically significant association (p = 0.237) between education and knowledge. Conclusion: The caregivers presented knowledge about the prevention of domestic accidents, and this was not associated with the level of education.

Tecnologias Para Prevenção De Acidentes Domésticos Em Crianças Na Primeira Infância: Revisão De Escopo

“…A partir de buscas prévias na literatura sobre a temática, encontrou-se revisões apenas de estudos epidemiológicos e correlacionais (MAGALHÃES et al, 2021;RIBEIRO et al, 2018;SANTOS et al, 2022). Tendo em vista a necessidade de valorização do tema abordado, a aplicabilidade das tecnologias na rotina de cuidado com a criança, a educação permanente relacionada à temática para os profissionais de saúde e a promoção de boas práticas através da educação em saúde para com a população, há necessidade de conhecer as tecnologias que estão sendo utilizadas para prevenção de acidentes domésticos na primeira infância.…”