The prevention of non-traumatic home accidents among children aged 0-6 year

Abstract

Introduction:Home accidents are a general problem of societies and most of them are preventable. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the non-traumatic household and the prevention of accidents in the 0-6 age group. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 335 non-traumatic home accident cases between January 2018-December 2019. The data were collected through a questionnaire developed in the light of the literature. In this form, questions were asked about the characteristics of the children and their families and how the home accident happened. Results: Home accident occurred more frequently in boys. The most common type of home accident was taking medication (45.8%), followed by corrosive substance ingestion (28%), foreign body ingestion and aspiration (26.2%). Most of the cause of home accident was due to family reasons (neglect/inattention). There was a positive correlation between the level of education of parents and home accidents. Neglect/inattention-related home accident increased significantly with the increase in maternal age, the rate of non-working parents and the low level of education of the parents (p<0.001). Conclusions: As a result of our study, we found that the majority of home accidents were not due to the neglect and inattention of the parents. We think that almost all home accidents can be prevented by education. In order to prevent home accidents in children 0-6 years of age, families and child minders should be educated about the developmental characteristics of children, home accidents risk factors, home accidents safety measures and home environments.