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Precautions taken by mothers to prevent burn and scald injuries to young children at home: An intervention study
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Care Science (VV).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Care Science (VV).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9679-0654
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Care Science (VV).
2011 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, ISSN 1403-4948, E-ISSN 1651-1905, Vol. 39, no 5, p. 471-478Article in journal (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent individual-based extended information given to mothers from city parts of low education can improve precautions taken by them to prevent burn and scald injuries involving young children in the home and further to compare the results with a group of mothers who had not received extended information. METHODS: This intervention study, with a comparison group, has a quasi-experimental design. Individual-based information, with an empowerment approach, was given to a group of mothers living in two separate areas of a city in southern Sweden with a low level of education. In total, 99 mothers of children under the age of 7 months participated. The mothers were selected through the local child healthcare authorities. Observations were made and bivariate analyses were established. RESULTS: The results showed that the intervention had a significant impact on improving the precautions the participating mothers introduced to protect their children against burn and scald injuries in the home and further, in relation to a comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: Through empowerment, workshops, and home visits aimed to increase their consciousness and knowledge, the participating mothers' precautions taken against child injuries in the home improved. It is of great importance that a framework for considering the problem of burn and scald injuries to children is presented from a preventive perspective which, in combination with evidence-based interventions, may enable the creation of injury prevention programmes for implementation by the community health care.

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Sage Publications, 2011. Vol. 39, no 5, p. 471-478
Keywords [en]
accident prevention, child health care, empowerment and injuries at home
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-14774DOI: 10.1177/1403494811405094ISI: 000292539900004PubMedID: 21511874Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-79960482906Local ID: 13716OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-14774DiVA, id: diva2:1418295
Available from: 2020-03-30 Created: 2020-03-30 Last updated: 2024-03-04Bibliographically approved
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1. Child injuries at home: Prevention, Precautions and Intervention with focus on scalds
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Child injuries at home: Prevention, Precautions and Intervention with focus on scalds
2010 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society, 2010
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Malmö University Health and Society Dissertations, ISSN 1653-5383 ; 2010:1
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Medical and Health Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-7336 (URN)9999 (Local ID)978-91-7104-235-4 (ISBN)9999 (Archive number)9999 (OAI)
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Note: The papers are not included in the fulltext online.

Paper III and V in dissertation as manuscript.

Available from: 2020-02-28 Created: 2020-02-28 Last updated: 2024-03-04Bibliographically approved

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