Aydın Bahise, Çalbayram Nazan Çakırer
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İzmir University of Economics, Balçova, İzmir, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioğlu Yerleşkesi, Canakkale, Turkey.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2025 Jun;31(4):e70163. doi: 10.1111/jep.70163.
Children's exposure to chemical products at home poses significant health risks, making mothers' awareness and label-reading practices crucial for ensuring household safety.
This study aimed to determine the frequency of mothers reading labels on chemical products and their knowledge of label symbols.
This descriptive cross-sectional study included 352 mothers whose children were between the ages of 6-18 years. Data were collected through an online survey using the Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics Data Form and the Chemical Label Symbols Information Questionnaire.
It was found that 65.6% of the mothers were interested in chemical product labels, 38.9% always read the information on the label, and 70.5% believed that the information on the label was useful. The label symbol that mothers knew the most was the symbol for airing the room after use (94.9%) and the least was the symbol for acute poisoning (50.6%). It was found that the frequency of label reading increased as the number of family members and the number of children decreased (p < 0.05).
It was determined that although mothers were highly aware of the symbols on chemical product labels, the frequency of label reading was insufficient. Children's health is at risk due to the excessive use of chemical products at home.
儿童在家接触化学产品会带来重大健康风险，因此母亲的意识和标签阅读习惯对于确保家庭安全至关重要。
本研究旨在确定母亲阅读化学产品标签的频率及其对标签符号的了解程度。
这项描述性横断面研究纳入了352名子女年龄在6至18岁之间的母亲。通过在线调查，使用社会人口统计学和描述性特征数据表格以及化学标签符号信息问卷收集数据。
发现65.6%的母亲对化学产品标签感兴趣，38.9%的母亲总是阅读标签上的信息，70.5%的母亲认为标签上的信息有用。母亲最了解的标签符号是使用后通风的符号（94.9%），最不了解的是急性中毒的符号（50.6%）。发现随着家庭成员数量和子女数量的减少，标签阅读频率增加（p < 0.05）。
确定尽管母亲对化学产品标签上的符号有很高的认识，但标签阅读频率不足。由于在家中过度使用化学产品，儿童的健康面临风险。
