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Un problème de santé publique méconnu

open access: yesCommunication, 2013
The author raises the question why accidents in the home, which account annually for almost 11,500 deaths in France, never appear as a major public health issue. His study shows that the impact of home accidents on public health is underestimated in both
Matthieu Grossetête
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Home Accidents Prevention and First aids Training Program on Elderly Caregivers' Knowledge and Practices [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021
Background: Safety is a major concern when providing care for elderly as they aremore susceptible to accidents and injuries than younger adults, So most home injuries canbe prevented through elderly caregivers training regarding home safety measures and ...
Sally Mohammed Elsayed Ibrahim
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of the Home Accident Frequency and Related Factors Among the People Older than 65 Years Old Living in Mersin City Center, Turkey

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2019
This study determined the prevalence of home accidents among elderly people living in Mersin and the factors affecting their occurrence. The data of 609 elderly people were analyzed.
Gulcin Yapici   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Mothers’ Awareness about Home Accidents and First Aids for Children during Covid-19 Lockdown: A social media Based Nursing Intervention [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021
Back ground: Childhood injury is a significant public health problem in terms of morbidity, mortality and lifelong disability. Aim: to evaluate the effect of social media- based nursing intervention on enhancing mothers’ awareness of home accidents and ...
Afaf Abdel malek Hussein   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associated factors for the occurrence of unintentional injuries in children from a low-income community in northeastern Brazil - doi 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v34i2.10313

open access: yesActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2012
Unintentional injuries reach high levels within the scope of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and have an impact on the quality of life of children and family members.
Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive factors of home-related injuries among patients admitted to the emergency departments

open access: yesInternational Archives of Health Sciences, 2021
Background: Home-related accidents are the main health problem and the second frequent reason of morbidity and mortality after road accidents. This study aimed to determine the status of home injuries and related factors during 2018–2019 in Kashan, Iran.
Mahdieh Sabery   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parental Home Safety Practices for Domestic Accident Prevention: How Prepared Were Parents for COVID-19 Confinement? A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesClinics and Practice, 2023
(1) Background: Children are susceptible to home injuries. How prepared parents were to protect their children from accidents before and during the COVID-19 quarantine is uncertain.
Eirini Papachristou   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injuries associated with housing conditions in Europe : a burden of disease study based on 2004 injury data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background The authors recently undertook a study for the World Health Organization estimating the European burden of injuries that can be attributed to remediable structural hazards in the home.
Ormandy, David   +8 more
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Development of a mobile application to improve parents' awareness about unintentional child injuries at home [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Trauma Research
Background: Unintentional child injuries commonly occur in or around homes, making parents crucial in preventing, managing, and reducing the adverse consequences of these injuries.Objectives: This study aimed to develop and evaluate a mobile application ...
Neda Sadat Boveir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors related to home accidents among the elderly in Thailand

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
Home accidents are common among elderly people. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate the risk factors for accidents among elderly people in Thailand.
Chavinthorn Maiyapakdee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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