Effectiveness of an awareness program on mothers’ knowledge toward household accidents among their children

Abstract

In most countries, accidents involving children at home were a serious health problem that could sometimes lead to death. Study Aims: To determine the effectiveness of the awareness program on mothers’ knowledge by comparing the pre- and post-test scores on household accidents. Study Design: A quasi-experimental design, carried out in February 2022 and until April 2022 at AL-Najaf city_ Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital. Study Sample: The sample size was 100 participants. 50 mothers are subjected to the awareness program as the study group, while the remaining 50 participants considered as control group, which is not exposed to the awareness program sessions. Study Results: The majority of participants had poor knowledge about study topic in the pre-test, whereas all of them had good knowledge after being exposed to instructional sessions in the post-test. In addition, there is no significant relationship between the overall assessment of mothers’ knowledge regarding household accidents and their demographic data, except for age and educational level, where there was a significant association (P<0.05) with mothers’ knowledge. Conclusion: According to the results of the current study, it was concluded that there is a need for special counseling programs for mothers who have children of pre-school age about the most important domestic accidents, how to avoid their occurrence, and what are the most important measures necessary to manage them. Recommendations: Spreading cultural awareness among mothers about how to take care of their child, monitor it, and avoid neglect in order to prevent any accidents.