Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 122, Volume 86, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 755-758 PDF (439.89 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.216039 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rasha Mohammed Bahaa Eldin* ; Abeer Mohammed Ibrahim Abdel Hafez; Hosnia Mohammed Ragab | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Home injuries are a major health problem in children. They are the most common cause of death in children under 5 years of age. Every year they leave many thousands permanently disabled. Most of these accidents are preventable through increased awareness and improvements in the home environment. Objectives: To assess mothers attitude about home related injuries among children younger than 5 years of age. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study included 330 mothers conducted in health unit of Safour Village, Diarb Negm District, Sharqia Governorate. A predesigned validated questionnaire was administered to mothers who have children equal or less than five years old to assess the parent supervision attributes profile. Results: the result revealed that mothers have satisfactory score as regardsubscale of protectiveness,risk tolerance andsupervision beliefs respectively (84.8%, 74.5% and 72.2%). Conclusion: Mothers in Diarb Negm district have satisfactory supervision attribute as regards home injuries of their under five years children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Home injuries; Mothers attribute; Mother supervision | ||
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