Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding First aids Management of Domestic Accidents among Under-Five Children in El-Beheira Governorate.

Sabry Zedain, Nahla; Abdel Aziz Madian, Abeer; Ibrahim Mostafa Radwan, Rehab

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2022.282803

Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding First aids Management of Domestic Accidents among Under-Five Children in El-Beheira Governorate.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Clinical Nursing Instructor at Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.Egypt

² Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Egypt

³ Assisstant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2022.282803

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.

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