Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Prevention of Home Accidents among Mothers who Came to the Pediatrics Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Sackitey, Gideon Link

doi:10.4172/2380-5439.1000242

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“…Despite the unique characteristics of our cohort with highly educated mothers, working in the health-related sector, and residing in an urban setting, this study clearly highlights the adverse lack of knowledge of child safety and injury prevention in this population. This nding is consistent with studies conducted in Egypt, Iraq, and Ghana, in which mothers demonstrated poor to fair KAP scores re ecting low to moderate levels of knowledge of child injury prevention [24,46,47]. Evidence from our current study presents strong evidence to design an awareness campaign and parental/caregivers child safety program to educate parents and impart the necessary skills to prevent child injuries.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Previous studies have reported that children of professionally working mothers are at higher risk of sustaining injuries compared to non-working mothers [50], especially for home injuries. This signi cant association provides explanations for the insu cient time to care for a child among working mothers [47] as well as the shift in care and limited childcare experience among caregivers (grandparents, domestic workers) and prioritization of house chores over child direct supervision and care [51].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Child Injuries in Lebanon: Assessing Mothers Injury Prevention Knowledge Attitude and Practices – A Cross Sectional Study

Al-Hajj¹,

Haj²,

Chaaya³

et al. 2020

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Background: Childhood injury is a neglected public health problem. This study aims to describe the patterns of childhood injury and to determine mothers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) towards childhood injury prevention in Lebanon. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited working and non-working mothers of children aged 0-10 years from multiple sites (i.e. medical center, private clinic, healthcare facility, refugee camp) to cover all socioeconomic backgrounds. A self-administrated questionnaire collected data on mothers' KAP toward childhood injuries. We analyzed the data and performed a summation score calculation for KAP correct answers. Results A total of 264 mothers were surveyed and injury data were collected on their 464 children. The prevalence of childhood injury was 20% in the past 12 months, mostly sustained by males (53.8%) aged 5-10 years (38.7%). The most common injury type was fall (48.4%), followed by burns (7.5%) and sports injuries (7.5%). Hospitalized injured children were more likely to be males and older than 5 years. More than one-third of the mothers demonstrated poor knowledge, while the majority showed poor practice (54.4%) and a fair attitude (45.6%) towards child injury prevention. Children of working mothers have 3 times higher odds of sustaining injuries (OR:2.95, 95% CI: 1.60;5.47) compared to those of non-working mothers. Conclusion Childhood injury is a major health problem that overburdens the young population, yet mothers lack preventive knowledge and adequate preparedness. Educational programs are recommended for mothers and caregivers. Further studies are needed to understand the cultural context and identify effective strategies for preventing childhood injuries.

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 99%

Child Injuries in Lebanon: Assessing Mothers Injury Prevention Knowledge Attitude and Practices – A Cross Sectional Study

Al-Hajj¹,

Haj²,

Chaaya³

et al. 2020

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“…It is explained that most households in Malaysia have at least four people, who can be classified as the core family members. Sackitey (2018) found that the frequency of home accidents was lower in children who live in a core or nuclear family compared with those living with an extended family. In addition, Kielb et al (2015) said that indoor air quality could be affected if the number of occupants in a house was overloaded.…”

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A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

Rahman¹,

SAMSURIJAN²,

Kamaruzaman³

et al. 2021

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Poisoning by accidental or intentional ingestion, injection or inhalation of household chemical poisons are the most common cases of poisoning reported to the Malaysia National Poison Centre. In Malaysia, there was a notable increase of approximately 94% of poisoning incidents through ingestion at home. Most poisoning incidents can be extrapolated from a community's demographic factors. The objective of this study is to construct a conceptual framework of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) for household chemical product poisonings. This manuscript is prepared with the focus of improving community health and well-being, as suggested in Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the initial stage of constructing the framework, data sources were gathered from the National Poison Centre (primary data source), and a comprehensive electronic-based search was conducted on the frequent and common keywords to identify scientific reports related to this topic of study. The framework of the developed KAP contains four main sections, which are demographic variables, knowledge, attitude, and practices. At the end of the study, a population's level of awareness of household chemical product poisoning can be measured based on the defined context of the KAPs framework.

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“…Most Malaysian households has at least four members, which can be classified as the core family members. Sackitey (2018) found that the frequency of home accidents was lower among children who live in a core or nuclear family compared with those living in an extended family. In addition, Kielb et al (2015) stated that indoor air quality could be affected if the number of occupants in the house was overloaded.…”

Section: Demographic Variablesmentioning

confidence: 98%

A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Study in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

Rahman¹,

Samsurijan²,

Kamaruzaman³

et al. 2021

JSSM

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Household chemical products poisoning by accidental ingestion, injection or inhalation is the most commonly reported cases in medical emergency departments (Kassiri et al., 2012; Adnan et al., 2013; Tangiisuran et al., 2017). Household chemical products, such as cleaning products and toiletries, are commonly used items and can be easily found in all homes all over the world. The products, such as bleach, cleaners, disinfectants, and detergents, have become essential products to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of daily human life. Since the chemical contents in these kinds of products are often harmful and poisonous, they can pose serious risks to people's health and environment. Nearly all of the household solution contains approximately 22% of harmful chemicals, such as formaldehyde and sodium chloride (EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning, n.d) which could

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Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Prevention of Home Accidents among Mothers who Came to the Pediatrics Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

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Child Injuries in Lebanon: Assessing Mothers Injury Prevention Knowledge Attitude and Practices – A Cross Sectional Study

Child Injuries in Lebanon: Assessing Mothers Injury Prevention Knowledge Attitude and Practices – A Cross Sectional Study

A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Study in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

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