Mothers' Preventive Measures for Preschool Children Home Accidents

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Demonstrator of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University

3 Assistant professor of Family and Community Health Nursing -Faculty of Nursing -Damietta University

10.21608/tsnj.2025.434596

Abstract

Background: Home accidents are becoming more widely acknowledged as a public
health concern that can be prevented with more knowledge, safe behaviors, and home
environment enhancements. Aim: to assess the mothers' preventive measures for
preschool children home accidents. Design: A descriptive study. Setting: The study
was carried out in the pediatric outpatient clinic at Fayoum General Hospital.
Sample: A Convenience sample of 150 mothers who have children aged from 3-6
years. Tool: Two tools were used for data collection, 1st tool was an interviewing
questionnaire. consists of 3 parts: part 1, mothers' demographic data, part 2,
mothers' knowledge about home accidents and its prevention, part 3, mothers'
practice about home accidents and its prevention. 2nd tool: Likert scale (1932) to
assess mothers' attitudes about home accidents and its prevention. Results: The
findings revealed that (32%) of all studied samples reported satisfactory knowledge
regarding home accidents prevention, (39.3% ) of all studied samples had acceptable
practice regarding home accidents prevention, while (34.7%) of mothers hold a
positive attitude towards home accidents prevention. Conclusion: A significant
positive correlation is observed between knowledge and practice scores, and a strong
positive correlation is found between attitude and practice scores.
Recommendation: Enhancing mothers' awareness about safety measures and first
aid to ensure a safe home environment.

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  • Receive Date: 22 June 2025
  • Accept Date: 22 June 2025

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