Preventing unintentional home injuries among children: exploring the perceptions of Iranian health professionals

Barat, Atena; Watson, Michael Craig; Mulvaney, Caroline

doi:10.1017/s1463423619000835

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“…Similar results were given in Germany by Foetinger et al [49]. In a large number of studies, the mother's employment was marked as a risk factor which increased the chances of children's accidental injuries [9,23,27,50]. This was explained by the unemployed mother's greater care for her children due to more free time.…”

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“…A study from Egypt reported that children from low-income families were 38% more likely to be injured compared to middle-or high-income households [48]. This problem with the increased risk of injuries in families with lower incomes was also indicated in Iran [9]. Similar results were given in Germany by Foetinger et al [49].…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Numerous factors influence the occurrence of injuries and/or fractures and can be divided in different ways. The most frequently mentioned are gender, age, socio-economic differences, obesity, and low bone mineral density (BMD) and are factors related to the child itself [8][9][10]. Environmental factors include time of day, seasonal and climatic differences, home environment, school environment, cultural, and other differences [11,12].…”

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Evaluation of Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Limb Fractures in Children Due to Unintentional Injury in Podgorica, Montenegro, Mediterranean

Raspopovic,

Bankovic,

Petrovic

et al. 2024

Medicina

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Background and Objectives: Limb injuries in childhood are very common, with most of them being unintentional and often accompanied by soft tissue injuries. The aim of our study was to determine the risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of limb fractures as the most common type of accidental injury to children in our conditions. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a prospective clinical analysis of predictive factors with a “nested” case–control study. It included all patients under the age of 18 who were diagnosed with unintentional limb injury and limb fracture due to accidental injury, at the Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, in the period of 7 January 2020–30 June 2021. Results: The gender of the child and the occurrence of the fracture are not related, and a statistically significant relationship was found between the occurrence of the fracture and the place of residence, the child’s age, body mass index (BMI), the affected limb, the method of injury, and the mental state of the parents of the injured child, as well as their economic status. It was proved that the older the child was, the lower the chance of injury, while multivariate analysis proved that BMI could be a predictor of accidental fracture. The most common method of accidental limb fractures in children was a fall from a height. Conclusions: The analysis of factors that influence the occurrence of children’s injuries is of great importance for public health. Such and similar research can enable a better understanding of the factors that influence accidental injuries, and therefore influence the prevention of these injuries by organizing various educational materials at the primary healthcare level or at the school level, for both children and parents.

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Evaluation of Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Limb Fractures in Children Due to Unintentional Injury in Podgorica, Montenegro, Mediterranean

Raspopovic,

Bankovic,

Petrovic

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Medicina

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“…Many factors, such as children’s characteristics, 4 inadequate parental supervision, 5 unsafe home environment 6 and lack of protective appliances, 7 contribute to the occurrence of home injuries in children. Home environment factors are significantly associated with occurrence of unintentional injuries in children, 8–10 and creating a safe home environment can reduce unintentional injuries among children. Young children’s bodies and awareness are not yet mature, and this is especially true for infants and toddlers; however, parents, as primary guardians, can effectively prevent the occurrence of injuries in children.…”

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Parents’ attitudes as mediators between knowledge and behaviours in unintentional injuries at home of children aged 0–3 in Shanghai, Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Zhang

Jiang

et al. 2021

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveParental behaviours are important in preventing unintentional injury at home among young children. Previous research showed an inconsistent relationship between knowledge and behaviours, indicating that the mechanisms may vary for different behaviours. This study aimed to examine the mediating roles of different attitudes in the mechanism of knowledge acting on different behaviours.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingEastern China.ParticipantsParticipants were recruited using stratified community-based sampling. A total of 488 parents of children aged 0–3 years participated in the study and 476 (97.5%) valid questionnaires were recovered.Primary outcome measuresParents’ knowledge, attitudes (including injury attribution, preventability and responsibility) and behaviours (including supervision behaviours, risky behaviours and providing a safe home environment).ResultsThe results of mediation analysis showed that the mediator variables were different for different behaviours and that all associations were positive. Parents’ knowledge (β 0.19, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.24) and attitude of injury attribution (β 0.37, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.46) were directly associated with risky behaviours. Attitude of preventability was directly associated with parents’ supervision behaviour (β 0.27, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.40). Parents’ attitude of preventability mediated the positive association between knowledge, attitudes of injury attribution and responsibility, and supervision behaviours, as well as providing a safe home environment. In addition, the occurrence of child injuries at home was directly associated with home environment (β −0.41, 95% CI −0.82 to −0.01).ConclusionsThe current findings confirm that attitudes play varying mediating roles between knowledge and different behaviours. An important recommendation is that parents’ attitudes, especially towards preventability and responsibility, need to be considered when health providers develop health education programmes targeted at improving parental supervision behaviours and providing a safe home environment.

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Preventing unintentional home injuries among children: exploring the perceptions of Iranian health professionals

Cited by 2 publications

References 27 publications

Evaluation of Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Limb Fractures in Children Due to Unintentional Injury in Podgorica, Montenegro, Mediterranean

Evaluation of Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Limb Fractures in Children Due to Unintentional Injury in Podgorica, Montenegro, Mediterranean

Parents’ attitudes as mediators between knowledge and behaviours in unintentional injuries at home of children aged 0–3 in Shanghai, Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

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