Bahaa Eldin, R., Hafez, A., Ragab, H. (2022). Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 86(1), 755-758. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.216039
Rasha Mohammed Bahaa Eldin; Abeer Mohammed Ibrahim Abdel Hafez; Hosnia Mohammed Ragab. "Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 86, 1, 2022, 755-758. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.216039
Bahaa Eldin, R., Hafez, A., Ragab, H. (2022). 'Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 86(1), pp. 755-758. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.216039
Bahaa Eldin, R., Hafez, A., Ragab, H. Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022; 86(1): 755-758. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.216039
Mothers Attributes and Supervision Behaviors Relevant to Child Injury
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 regardsubscale of protectiveness,risk tolerance andsupervision 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.