@article{ref1,
title="Parent's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding home-related injures in children under 5 years old",
journal="One health and risk management",
year="2023",
author="Cazacu-Stratu, Angela and Cociu, Svetlana and Plamadeala, Alexandru and Coman, Madalina",
volume="4",
number="2",
pages="40-45",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Around 950,000 children and teenagers die each year as a result of injuries and violence throughout the world. The most common cause of death for children under the age of five is trauma that occurs in the home environment.<br><br>AIM OF THE STUDY:: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents with children aged 0-5 years old regarding unintentional injuries among home environment. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Parents of children under five years old were asked to complete a survey between October and December 2021, which was distributed online via social media. The questionnaire contained 43 items and was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. <br><br>RESULTS: The questionnaire was completed by 300 parents with children up to 5 years old, mostly aged between 26-35 years old (72%), with high education (79,3%), of them 96% females, majority from urban areas (79,7%), with medium socio-economic status. Nearly 75% of respondents believe their child could get hurt at home, most commonly through an injury (42,7%), followed by ingesting foreign objects (22%). Falls were the primary cause of the majority of the child's accidents over the last year (60%) despite them being uncommon (54,7%) and infrequent (22%) in nature. Most often (54.7%), parents said that they see and hear their child all the time, but occasionally leave him for a short time. When their child suffered an injury at home, only 33,3% of parents sought medical attention. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of this study will allow for a greater focus on young children's safety in the household. By identifying and emphasizing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents with children 0-5 years old, we will be able to notify the necessary bodies and advise particular measures to prevent home environmental injuries.<p /> <p>Language: ro</p>",
language="ro",
issn="2587-3458",
doi="10.38045/ohrm.2023.2.06",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.38045/ohrm.2023.2.06"
}