Mothers attributes and supervision behaviors relevant to child injury

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 regard subscale of protectiveness, risk tolerance and supervision 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.