Correlates of Unsupervised Bathing of Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Beelen, Mirjam Elisabeth Johanna van; Beeck, Eduard F. van; Hertog, Paul den; Beirens, Tinneke M J; Raat, Hein

doi:10.3390/ijerph10030856

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“…To improve parents’ child safety behaviors, various cognitions (eg, perceived self-efficacy, perceived response efficacy, perceived vulnerability, and perceived severity) could be addressed [ 51 - 53 ]. Changing these cognitions about injury prevention behavior could possibly lead to more safe behavior.…”

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Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Beelen¹,

Beirens²,

Hertog³

et al. 2014

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundInjuries at home are a major cause of death, disability, and loss of quality of life among young children. Despite current safety education, required safety behavior of parents is often lacking. To prevent various childhood disorders, the application of Web-based tools has increased the effectiveness of health promotion efforts. Therefore, an intervention with Web-based, tailored, safety advice combined with personal counseling (E-Health4Uth home safety) was developed and applied.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of E-Health4Uth home safety on parents’ safety behaviors with regard to the prevention of falls, poisoning, drowning, and burns.MethodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted (2009-2011) among parents visiting well-baby clinics in the Netherlands. Parents were randomly assigned to the intervention group (E-Health4Uth home safety intervention) or to the control condition consisting of usual care. Parents in the intervention condition completed a Web-based safety behavior assessment questionnaire; the resulting tailored safety advice was discussed with their child health care professional at a well-baby visit (age approximately 11 months). Parents in the control condition received counseling using generic safety information leaflets at this well-baby visit. Parents’ child safety behaviors were derived from self-report questionnaires at baseline (age 7 months) and at follow-up (age 17 months). Each specific safety behavior was classified as safe/unsafe and a total risk score was calculated. Logistic and linear regression analyses were used to reveal differences in safety behavior between the intervention and the control condition at follow-up.ResultsA total of 1292 parents (response rate 44.79%) were analyzed. At follow-up, parents in the intervention condition (n=643) showed significantly less unsafe behavior compared to parents in the control condition (n=649): top of staircase (23.91% vs 32.19%; OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.50-0.85); bottom of staircase (63.53% vs 71.94%; OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.53-0.88); top and bottom of staircase (68.94% vs 78.28%; OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.48-0.81); storage of cleaning products (30.33% vs 39.91%; OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.53-0.85); bathing of the child (23.46% vs 32.25%; OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.51-0.84); drinking hot fluids (34.84% vs 41.73%; OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.61-0.96); using rear hotplates (79.34% vs 85.27%; OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.50-0.90); and the total risk score in which a higher score indicates more unsafe behavior (mean 13.63, SD 6.12 vs mean 15.34, SD 6.07; beta –1.59, 95% CI –2.26 to –0.93). There were no significant differences for other specific behaviors between the two study conditions.ConclusionsCompared to generic written materials, the E-Health4Uth home safety intervention seems more effective in promoting parents’ safety behavior for safe staircases, storage of cleaning products, bathing, drinking hot fluids, and cooking. This study supports the application of Web-based, tailored, safety advice for the prevention of unintentional injuries in the youth health care setting.Trial Regis...

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Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Beelen¹,

Beirens²,

Hertog³

et al. 2014

J Med Internet Res

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“…34 Of note, first-time parents were less likely to leave children in the bathtub when compared with parents with an older child. 36 The association of unsupervised bathtub drowning deaths with the use of bathtub seats and rings was recognized more than 2 decades ago. 37 The bath seat and ring are designed to position the infant in a sitting position with 3 to 4 legs and suction cups at their base.…”

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Prevention of Drowning

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“…American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that children under the age of five are not supposed to be left alone in the bathroom even for a short duration [14] . Previous studies showed lower prevalence of mothers who allowed their children to bathe alone [13], [15] . The possible reason were, the age group of children and specific cases of drowning injury who presented to the emergency department [15], [13] .…”

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“…The possible reason were, the age group of children and specific cases of drowning injury who presented to the emergency department [15], [13] . The perception of mothers towards the benefit of supervision determined their practices [15] .…”

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The impact of mother’s roles towards preventing home injury in preschool children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nor¹,

Sutan²

2020

ATMPH

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Context: Preschool children are the age group known to be susceptible to home injury. Although numerous occurrences of home injury were considered trivial, the unfortunate ones could lead to permanent disability. Aims: This study aimed to examine mothers' roles and its impact towards preventing home injury in preschool children. Settings and Design: A cross sectional study was conducted among mothers who sought treatment at various government maternal and child health clinics in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the clinics. All mothers who met the inclusion criteria were approached on the day of data collection at the respective clinics. Methods and Material: A sample of 500 mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire to determine parenting styles, injury prevention practices and home injury occurrence in children. Home injury was defined as mother's self-reported home injury that happened to their preschool children within two weeks of data collection. Statistical analysis used: Descriptive analysis and inferential statistics were done using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. Results: Majority of mothers practiced laxness-parenting style (mean (SD): 3.70 (0.87)) with higher proportion (84.0 %) of mothers allowed their preschool children to be left alone in the bathroom. Both laxness-parenting styles (p = 0.007) and poor injury prevention practices (p = 0.003) significantly associated with home injury occurrence in preschool children. Conclusions: Advocacy on the importance of supervision practice among mothers is essential to reduce the potential of neglect incidence that may promotes home injury in children.

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Correlates of Unsupervised Bathing of Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Prevention of Drowning

The impact of mother’s roles towards preventing home injury in preschool children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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