Unintentional Injuries in Children Up to Six Years of Age and Related Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Italy

Santagati, Gabriella; Vezzosi, Luigi; Angelillo, Italo Francesco

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.06.083

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“…The knowledge questions were adopted and modified from American academy of pediatrics [ 20 ]. Attitude and practice questions of kindergarten teachers on first aid were developed after pertinent literatures review [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 21 ]. In addition to this, the content validity of the questionnaire was checked by using content validity index method [ 22 ].…”

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“…Study showed that two-thirds of the children had experienced at least one unexpected injury in a year. Majority of injuries occurred in child whose parents did not believe that it is possible to prevent unintentional injuries [ 5 ]. Qualitative study showed that child unintentional injuries at home may results from perception that some injuries were an expected part of child growth.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most incidental injury occurred in school demand first aid care. Despite the accidents that are common in school children, previous studies show that the knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid are low [ 2 , 5 , 19 ]. Studies conducted on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of first aid in kindergarten teachers are very limited.…”

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First aid knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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BackgroundInjuries are very common and can occur at any point of time in a day. Unintended injuries in kindergarten children are the most common and need immediate life saving care which is known as first aid. This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors of first aid among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodA cross-sectional study was conducted among kindergarten teachers. Data was collected using pretested, structured and self-administered questionnaire S1 File. The collected data was entered in to Epi Data version 3.1 software and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify association between kindergarten teachers’ knowledge and attitudes towards first aid and different variables. Odds ratios with 95% CI and p<0.05 were computed to determine the presence of the association.ResultOne hundred and ninety-four teachers participated in the study with a response rate of 95%. Only 40% of the teachers were knowledgeable and 75% of them had positive attitude for first aid. Eighty percent of teachers encountered with children in need of first aid. Kindergarten teachers older than 35 years [AOR = 4.2, 95%CI: (1.02, 16.9)], five years’ experience [AOR = 3.1, 95%CI: (1.2, 7.6)], having previous first aid training [AOR = 3.1, 95%CI: (1.2, 7.7)], source of first aid information and teachers serving in private kindergarten are associated with having knowledge of first aid. Long time experience, type of kindergarten, previous training, and exposure to children in need of first aid were positive association with attitude towards first aid.ConclusionLow first aid knowledge and high positive attitude among kindergarten teachers. Having long time experience, being older age, previous first aid training, and serving in private kindergarten were positively associated with first aid knowledge and positive attitude. Creating awareness and including first aid courses in the kindergarten teachers’ curriculum need to be considered.

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First aid knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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“…Several factors could explain the variability of injury rates reported in studies from different countries, such as data collection methods, cultural, and lifestyle characteristics. [27] But the most important factor may be differences in the economic level of different countries. High injury burden often occurs in low-income and middle-income countries due to the weak safety infrastructure, few regulatory, and societal response to injuries.…”

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“…Sex differences in injury incidence have been reported in many countries and the prevalence of injury was usually found to be higher in boys than in girls. [27,33–36] Compared with girls, boys are more likely to be exposed to outside dangers that elevate risk of injury. Besides, girls may receive more active supervision from their guardians than boys.…”

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