الفهرس 
Chapter (1): unintentional home injuriesOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Accidental prone injuries among under five children are one of the most serious pediatric health problem facing the world today. This period is considered a critical area of life as it shapes the personality of the child where children start to explore their world with little cognitive skills. Also children values, attitudes and self-esteem are shaped by the examples of their mothers. Under five children are extremely vulnerable to accidents and injuries that may lead to death. Mothers who understand the developmental markers of under five children can provide safer environment.
Accidental injuries to infants and young children are often serious, but are largely preventable. Prevention programs that use a multi-disciplinary strategy (i.e. a combination of education, environmental modification, product modification, supportive home visits and legislation) have been shown to be particularly effective for reducing injury mortality in many high-income countries.
The most important way to protect against home injuries is education of society, especially mothers about prevention and first aids through well-prepared health promotion programs in various settings where children spend most of their time.
Frist aid is immediate care given to a suddenly ill or injured child until medical care arrives. First aid is intended to keep the child`s medical condition from becoming worse and does not take the place of proper medical treatment.
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Family Physician play a key role in educating parents about the risks of unintentional injuries and specific measures to minimize those risks, including environmental modification or the use of safety equipment. Anticipatory guidance is a major component of well-child care and injury visits, and parents value the advice and counseling they receive from their physicians. Anticipatory guidance for injury prevention should be an integral part of the medical care provided for all infants, children, and adolescents
The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers toward home injuries, Identify most common types of home injuries among studied group and assess the effect of a well-structured program on KAP of mothers towards home injuries.
This cross sectional interventional study included 270 mothers who had under five children and attended Bijirim family health unit, Qwesina, Menoufia.
A structured interviewing questionnaire about knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers regarding causes, prevention and first aid of home injuries among under five children was used to collect data before and after implementation of educational program about prevention and first aid of home injuries among children.
This study found that, there were a highly statistical significant difference before and after intervention regarding mothers` knowledge about home injuries causes, prevention and first aid for their under five children. Also there was general improvement in mothers` practice after implementation of the health education program. It was
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noticed that knowledge about causes, prevention and first aid of home injuries was better among mothers with higher educational level. Also mother`s knowledge and practice increase with increased socioeconomic level.