Abstract
BackgroundAs the public health problems, accidents are the most important causes of child mortality. The present study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on accident prevention behaviors in mothers of children under 5-years of age.MethodsThis quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 mothers in Fasa city who were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. Data collection tools were demographic characteristics and health belief model questionnaire. Questionnaires were completed twice before and 3 months after the intervention. After the pre-test, the educational intervention was performed through 6 sessions of 30–35 min in a WhatsApp group. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 through Chi-square test, independent t-test and paired t-test (p = 0.05).ResultsThe mean age of mothers in the experimental and control groups was 30.14 ± 4.35 and 31.08 ± 4.31 years. Mean score of awareness, perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived self-efficacy, cues to action, and accident prevention behaviors significantly increased 3 months after the intervention.ConclusionThis study showed the effectiveness of educational intervention based on health belief model on accident prevention behaviors in mothers of children under 5-years of age.
Highlights
As the public health problems, accidents are the most important causes of child mortality
Educating mothers could be helpful in reducing mortality and possible complications from accidents in children; the present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on accident preventing behaviors in mothers of children under-5 years of age
Each mother in the intervention group was asked to describe the history of accidental injury in their child that they have experienced in the past
Summary
As the public health problems, accidents are the most important causes of child mortality. The present study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on accident prevention behaviors in mothers of children under 5-years of age. Accidents in children are among the important public health problems [1]. Studies showed that the first leading cause of death in the first five years of life is accidents, more than 95% of which occur in low- and middle-income countries [2]. According to Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 19–37% of child deaths are due to unintentional and often preventable accidents such as fall, burning, road accidents, drowning, and poisoning [6]. If the scope of attention to the health consequences of accidents becomes wider, most of the consequences would not be limited to immediate injuries caused by the accident
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