Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding First aids Management of Domestic Accidents among Under-Five Children in El-Beheira Governorate. | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 1697-1710 PDF (484.89 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.282803 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nahla Sabry Zedain1; Abeer Abdel Aziz Madian2; Rehab Ibrahim Mostafa Radwan3 | ||
| 1Clinical Nursing Instructor at Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Egypt | ||
| 3Assisstant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: - Domestic accidents are the most common cause of death in children under 5 years of age. First aid intervention can lower the disability and increase the chances of survival of the injured child. Most of these accidents are preventable through increase mothers̛ awareness and improvements in the home environment. Aim of this study to assess mothers' knowledge and practices regarding first aids management of domestic accidents among under-five children in El- Beheira governorate. Research design: a descriptive exploratory research design. Settings: This study was conducted at the governmental primary health care centers in El-Beheira governorate. Tools: Mothers structured interview schedule and home safety assessment sheet. Results: the mean age of studied mothers was (27.22±5.02.) and 45.1% of them had secondary education. The most commonly reported source of information about first aid was mass media followed by relatives. Two fifths of the mothers had fair knowledge regarding first aid, while 51.7%of them had poor first aid measures. With regard to mothers̛ safety practices for prevention of domestic accidents 41.3% of the mothers reported fair safety practices. There was highly significance relation between mothers' knowledge and practices regarding first aid and their age, education and occupation. There was highly significant relation between mother's safety practices and education, marital status, family monthly income. Conclusion: the study concluded that the reported first aid practices among studied mothers weren't satisfactory particularly regarding drowning, foreign body aspiration. However, they had fair knowledge regarding first aid measures. Recommendations: inclusion of training program regarding first aid management and the prevention of home accidents in the educational curriculum of preparatory and secondary schools and Universities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Domestic accidents; under five children; first aid; safety measures; Knowledge; practices | ||
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