Consultant, Department of Community Health, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2017 Jul-Sep;61(3):211-214. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_162_16.
Parental perception of safe and risk-free environment is critical in the prevention of unintentional childhood injury. In this cross-sectional study, hundred mothers from 13 clusters were interviewed to assess the perception of mothers regarding the risks and hazards leading to unintentional childhood injuries from March to April 2013. A tool developed by Glik et al. was used. Mothers' perception of likelihood of injury from hazards such as household door and drawers, small toys, plastic bags, and cribs was poor. Mothers had a poor perception of injury by entrapment in refrigerators, choking, and strangulation by a rope. Age, education, and literacy (P < 0.05) were found to be significant predictors of perception of risk and hazard. Very few mothers (9%) believed injuries can be completely prevented and illiteracy (P < 0.05) was associated with poor perception on prevention. Health education should focus on improving maternal perception which may bring positive impact on prevention.
家长对安全无风险环境的认知对于预防儿童意外伤害至关重要。本横断面研究于 2013 年 3 月至 4 月，对 13 个群组的 100 位母亲进行访谈，以评估母亲对导致儿童意外伤害的风险和危害的认知。采用了 Glik 等人开发的工具。母亲对家庭门和抽屉、小玩具、塑料袋和婴儿床等危害导致伤害的可能性认知较差。母亲对被冰箱、窒息和绳子勒死的风险认知较差。年龄、教育和读写能力（P<0.05）被发现是风险和危害认知的显著预测因素。很少有母亲（9%）认为伤害可以完全预防，而文盲（P<0.05）与预防方面的较差认知相关。健康教育应重点提高母亲的认知，这可能对预防产生积极影响。
