Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Regarding First aids of Home Injuries Among Preschool Children

Abstract

Background: Mother's knowledge and practice related to safety measures taken at home environment to prevent home injuries are important in reducing incidence of injuries as many adverse consequences of injuries can be averted if mothers know what actions to be taken. Aim of the study:The aim of the present study was to assess knowledge and practice of mother's regarding home injuries among preschool children. Subjects and method: Research design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to conduct the present study. Study setting: The present study was conducted at two maternal and child health centers in Zagazig city. Study subjects: Two hundred mothers attended at maternal and child health centers which were randomly selected from health Management available in Zagazig city. Tools of data collections: An Interview questionnaire sheet which contain three parts. Part1: Socio-demographic data, part 2: Mother's knowledge about first aids of home injuries, and part 3: reported practice about actions taken in relation to different types of home accident. Results: The study results revealed that 90.5% of mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about home injuries. Regarding best fitting multiple linear regression models for the knowledge score, mother age, mother education and father education were statistically significant independent positive predictors of knowledge score. Conversely, the previous injury was a statistically significant independent negative predictor of knowledge score. Also, 83.0 % of mothers had inadequate practice related to first aid of injuries among preschool children. Furthermore, child age and knowledge score were statistically significant independent positive predictors of practice score. Conversely, mother housewife, father age and previous accident were statistically significant independent negative predictors of practice score. Conclusion: The study concluded that positive correlation between mothers' knowledge and practice scores regarding home injuries among preschool children. Recommendations: It is recommended that health education programs for mothers of preschool children about prevention and management of home injuries.

Domestic Accidents of Children in the Orodara District of Burkina Faso: Mothers’ Knowledge of First-Aid Practices

“…In Africa, studies conducted in Egypt showed that mothers' knowledge of first-aid practices regarding domestic accidents is also low. The study conducted by Gouda et al [9] revealed that 90.5% of mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about home injuries in Egypt, and another study in Egypt showed that two-fifths of the mothers participating had fair knowledge regarding first-aid [10]. Regarding the factors associated with mothers' knowledge, African studies revealed that (i) the mother's age and the mother's education level were statistically significant independent positive predictors of higher knowledge scores [9] in Egypt, (ii) age, education, and occupation were statistically significant independent positive predictors of knowledge scores in Egypt [10], and (iii) that age, area of residence, and the level of education of the participants played a variable role regarding first-aid awareness, attitude, and knowledge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [11] (but this knowledge covered first-aid in general and was not focused on domestic accident in children).…”