Effects of a Safety-Awareness–Promoting Program Targeting Mothers of Children Aged 0–6 Years to Prevent Pediatric Injuries in the Home Environment: Implications for Nurses

Abstract

Pediatric injuries pose a significant problem, both in Turkey and worldwide, because they lead to death or disability in a number of children each year. This quasi-experimental study aimed to identify the effects of the training provided to mothers with children aged 0–6 years about the hazards that lead to pediatric injuries. The population of the research comprised mothers with children aged 0–6 years, living in the city center. Considering the educational and socioeconomic levels of the individuals registered in the family health centers (FHC), the FHCs were divided into 3 groups of high, moderate, and low socioeconomic level. Subsequently, 1 FHC was selected from each level using simple random sampling. The study was conducted with 300 volunteer mothers registered in these FHCs. The tools used for data collection included the “0–6-year-old Children's Mothers' Identification Scale of Safety Precautions for the Prevention of Pediatric Injuries,” the “Risk Assessment Form for Pediatric Injuries” (RAF), and a 33-item questionnaire. After the training on the prevention of pediatric injuries, the mothers' scores on the identification of safety precautions for pediatric injuries increased significantly (p = 000). In addition, there was a significant difference between the pre- and posttest scores of the mothers (p < .05) on all dimensions of the RAF (choking, burns, poisoning, sharp object injuries, and falling; all p values <.05). Thus, the training provided to mothers to prevent pediatric injuries was effective in improving the awareness of the mothers.

Determining the risk factors of home accidents in 0-6 year-old age group and the awareness levels of their mothers about home accidents in Sivas

“…Home accidents are an important social problem that threatens the health and life of children throughout the world 3 . The rates of home accidents in the 0-6 years age group have been reported as 15% -65% in various regions of Turkey and as 9%-77% in different countries worldwide [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] . The rate of 38.9% determined in the same age group in the current study shows a similarity to both national and international data.…”

Prevention of childhood unintentional injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

“…Increased knowledge [103] Training of health workers Increase in knowledge [84] Lectures, posters, guidebooks Decrease in injury incidence [87] Counselling Increase in parental knowledge and safety behaviors [88] Lectures Decrease of injury rate; [99] decrease in injury incidence rates [96] Increase in knowledge, decrease in risks in household; [83] increase in knowledge; [89] increase in knowledge; [99] increase in knowledge [94] Communication from doctor Decrease in accidents [91] Decrease in risk factors for injury [91] Education, conversation circles, dialogical relationship framework Increased knowledge of risk factors [81] Brochures Increase in knowledge [104] App-based parenting education No change in unintentional injury incidence among preschoolers [90] Significantly improved caregivers' safety behaviors [90] Guidebooks, peer education Decrease in incidence rate and severity of injury; [97] decrease in injury rate (including RTI-specific) [98] Increase in knowledge [98] Games and posters Decrease in the rate of injury (including RTI specific) [98] Increase in injury prevention knowledge [93,98] Education of parents, teachers, and children Decrease in injury rate among boys [101] Increase in knowledge among parents; [101] increase in mothers' awareness of prevention methods for pediatric injuries [85] The outcomes reported may be a summary of more than one intervention type https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243464.t006…”

Investigation of the Effect of Education Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on the Mothers’ Preventive Practices Regarding Toddler Home Injuries

“…Most pediatric injuries, especially those in children aged 0 to 6 years, occur at home. 1 Home injuries are significant health problems in childhood 2 and are recognized to be among the most common causes of disability or death in the first 5 years of children's life. 3 In 2016, the World Health Organization estimated that 644,855 deaths occurred among children worldwide because of injuries.…”