Eda Gülbetekin* and Fatma Güdücü Tüfekci
Purpose: The aim of this research is to improve the awareness of mothers and evaluate the impact of education, to determine the factors affecting the education of mothers with children of 0-3 age group, to determine the factors affecting the education.
Design and Method: The study was carried out experimentally with pre-test post-test control group, in a Family Health Center between July and October 2019, in Iğdır, in Eastern of Turkey. The universe of the study consisted of mothers (S= 103) who applied to family health center for any reason and who met the study criteria. The data were obtained by Personal Information Form and Mother Home Accident Awareness Rating Scale. Children's Home Accidents Training was carried out with the child home accidents training booklet and presentation. The data were evaluated with descriptive statistics, chi-square and variance. Ethical principles were followed.
Results: The mothers in the experimental group had a significantly higher level of awareness of home accidents than the mothers in the control group (p<.001). The awareness of child home accidents was significantly higher among mothers who were university graduates, living in nuclear families, whose income was higher than their expenses, whose mother was between 20-35 years old and who had a 0-3-year-old child (p<.05).
Conclusion: Training of mothers for 0-3 age group children on home accident awareness can be effective in developing their awareness.
Practice implications: Training of mothers for 0-3 age group children on home accident awareness increases their awareness.
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