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| Author | Chrisitne Mizzi |
| Abstract | The principal purpose of the study was to obtain information about the actions taken by adults to prevent children's accidents. A self-completion questionnaire assessed socio demographic characteristics and engagement in accident prevention practices. Participants were recruited from a "Mother and Child Group" during one of the group's meetings in a Maltese locality. Twenty adults caring for children under five years were approached to take part in the study. Twenty questionnaires were completed and returned. The main outcome measures were use of special safety equipment from a given list of 23 items perceived cost of safety equipment, and perceived usefulness of safety equipment. The open-ended question was answered by ten participants of whom five claimed that planning ahead is important to prevent children's accidents. The range of measures reported by participants was between 7 and 20 on of a given list of 23 items. The total number of preventive measures most frequently reported was 14. All participants except one viewed the cost of safety equipment to be in the range of moderately priced. The majority of the participants (95%) agreed that safety equipment is important. These results illustrated the practices taken by adult caregivers and their views, in relation to the prevention of children's accidents. Further research is required to examine the association between adults' personal characteristics (psycho-social characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, etc) and adoption of accident prevention strategies. |
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| Key words | Prevention, Accidents, Children, Thesis, Nursing |