Abstract

Background
Injuries of infants and toddlers in their homes are serious public health problems. Fatal child injuries happen in our “s a f e”homes. There are many situations that can cause accidents in the house. In our study, the risk factors that have effects on the accidents at home are 1) hazards in the house that needs improving, and 2) injury preventive behaviors of the subjects. Method: In the study, we randomly selected 627 cases from Suwon area households that had children under the age of three. Survey was conducted with mothers of the children, using oneon-one interview by specially trained people. The statistical methods used the analysis were ttest, ANOVA and multiple logistic regression. Results: Children whose mother’s injury preventive behavior scores were high experienced less accident than other children(OR=1.048), and this was statistically significant. Conclusion: Home modification and mother’s injury preventive behavior have influences on prevention of home injuries among children. Based on these findings, home modification checklist and educational materials on injury preventive behaviors for parents will be developed. These materials will be used as a means of safety promotion education program to reduce home injuries.

• Keywords: Risk factor, Injury preventive behavior, Safety promotion