Thein M M, Lee B W, Bun P Y
Department of Community Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 229899.
Singapore Med J. 2005 Mar;46(3):122-6.
Childhood injuries are the leading cause of death for children between 5 to 14 years of age in Singapore. There have been no studies done on primary caregivers' knowledge, attitude and practices on childhood injuries and its prevention in Singapore. Thus there is a need to conduct this type of study in order to develop appropriate educational programmes.
A cross-sectional nationwide study with a two-stage stratified random sampling was conducted to obtain a representative sample of the Singapore population. Families that had children younger than 15 years of age were selected for the study. Parents and caregivers were interviewed at their homes.
The primary caregivers had good knowledge of road safety but poor knowledge on home safety and first aid. The higher the education of the mother, the more likely it is that she would possess the correct knowledge and practice on childhood injuries and its prevention. The media plays an important role on information on child safety of the caregivers. Only 38 percent said they obtained information from doctors and other health personnel.
There is a need to educate parents and caregivers on home safety and first aid. Doctors and nurses should take a more active role in giving advice on child safety.
在新加坡，儿童伤害是5至14岁儿童死亡的主要原因。新加坡尚未有关于主要照料者对儿童伤害及其预防的知识、态度和做法的研究。因此，有必要开展此类研究以制定合适的教育项目。
进行了一项全国性横断面研究，采用两阶段分层随机抽样以获取具有代表性的新加坡人群样本。选取家中有15岁以下儿童的家庭参与研究。对家长和照料者进行家访。
主要照料者对道路安全有较好的认知，但对家庭安全和急救知识了解不足。母亲受教育程度越高，就越有可能掌握关于儿童伤害及其预防的正确知识和做法。媒体在照料者获取儿童安全信息方面发挥着重要作用。只有38%的人表示他们从医生和其他卫生人员那里获取信息。
有必要对家长和照料者进行家庭安全和急救方面的教育。医生和护士应在提供儿童安全建议方面发挥更积极的作用。
