Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Prevention of Home Accidents among Mothers who Came to the Pediatrics Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Objective: The study examined the knowledge, attitude and perception on the prevention of home accidents among mothers who reported at the pediatrics department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.Sample: In all 30 mothers with children age 0 to 5 years were sampled for the study.Methods: The study also used the survey method with the aid of the questionnaire as the main instrument of data collection.Results: The outcome of the study showed that (73.3%) have had their children suffered from child injuries. Again, in terms of the prevalence of specific child injuries the study observed that burns (66.7%) and cut/wounds (63.3%) were recorded as the most prevalent child injuries among the respondents. In all 70 percent of the respondents recorded child injuries more than once in their homes. Furthermore, majority of the mothers expressed high knowledge on the causes and risk factors of home accidents among children aged 1-5 years. There is a clear indication of positive attitude of the respondents towards prevention of child injuries associated with the child at home. However, there is an indication from the outcomes that the respondents exhibited inappropriate attitude to prevention of home accidents. The study found that with the exception of education of mother and marital status of the mothers, all the other demographic variables showed insignificant relationship to prevention of child injuries. The study recommends that education programmers basing on the prevention and management of home accidents should be given urgent attention.