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Girardi AM, Long DN, Austin G. 'You can be as vigilant as you can, yet they make their way in': A descriptive study of parent and caregiver perspectives towards keeping children safe from button batteries. JPGN REPORTS 2024; 5:270-275. [PMID: 39149183 PMCID: PMC11322028 DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.12096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Objectives Button batteries pose a significant threat to young children, and parents and caregivers play an important role in keeping children safe from button batteries, especially in the home environment. However, little is known regarding parent or caregiver perspectives on button battery safety, in particular, the threat they pose to children. The aim of this study was to examine perspectives on button battery safety to enable tailored prevention strategies and to examine parent and caregiver perspectives on button battery safety in the home. Methods One hundred and seventy-four parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5 completed a cross-sectional online survey. Distribution occurred via social media. The survey contained multiple-choice questions pertaining to button battery knowledge and attitudes. Results Most respondents recognised the dangers of button battery ingestion, yet only 37% knew of button battery ingestion symptoms. While 68% knew of household items containing button batteries, 21% were aware of product-recall information sources. Approximately 64% understood immediate post-ingestion steps, but only 31% were familiar with first-aid procedures. From an attitudinal standpoint, 95% understood the importance of child supervision around button batteries, 78% prioritised battery safety in toy purchases, and 17% found current safety labels unsatisfactory. This study provides a foundation for ongoing investigation of parent and caregiver perspectives on button battery home safety. Conclusion Ongoing, comprehensive education and public-safety campaigns are needed to rectify gaps in knowledge regarding button battery safety, and to reduce the risk of button battery ingestion in children.
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- Anna M. Girardi
- School of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of Southern QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia
- Centre for Health ResearchUniversity of Southern QueenslandToowoombaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of Southern QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia
- Centre for Health ResearchUniversity of Southern QueenslandToowoombaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of Southern QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia
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Luo S, Luo S, Ren Z, Zhang H, Li X, Liu L. The influence of water safety knowledge on adolescents' drowning risk behaviors: a framework of risk-protect integrated and KAP theory. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1354231. [PMID: 38799683 PMCID: PMC11127589 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1354231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Introduction Although previous research has examined the risk factors for drowning behavior among adolescents, it is unclear whether this association is influenced by water safety knowledge. This study aimed to examine whether water safety knowledge is associated with adolescents' drowning risk behaviors and whether drowning risk perceptions and attitudes could have a chain mediating role in the association between water safety knowledge and adolescents' drowning risk behaviors. Methods This study included 7,485 adolescents from five Chinese provinces and cities. We used the Drowning Risk Behaviors Scales (DRBS) to evaluate the risk of drowning behaviors. The Water Safety Knowledge Scale (WSKS) was used to evaluate the competence level of water safety knowledge. The Drowning Risk Perceptions Scale (DRPS) was used to evaluate the risk level of perceptions, and the Drowning Risk Attitudes Scale (DRAS) was used to evaluate the risk level of attitudes. Results The results of the mediating effect test showed that water safety knowledge (WSK) affected drowning risk behaviors (DRB) through three indirect paths. Drowning risk perceptions (DRP) and attitudes (DRA) have significantly mediated the association between WSK and DRB. In conclusion, DRP and DRA can act as mediators between WSK and DRB, not only individually, but also as chain mediators, where the direct effect is-0.301, the total indirect effect is-0.214, and the total mediated indirect effect is 41.5%. Discussion Water safety knowledge negatively predicts adolescents' drowning risk behaviors; water safety knowledge has an inhibitory effect on drowning risk perceptions. Water safety knowledge can directly influence adolescents' drowning risk perceptions and indirectly affect drowning risk behaviors through the mediation of drowning risk perceptions and attitudes comprising three paths: (1) the drowning risk perceptions mediation path, (2) the drowning risk attitudes mediation path, and (3) the drowning risk perceptions and attitudes mediation paths.
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- Shi Luo
- School of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Physical Education, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- School of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Physical Education, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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Zhu Z, Kong W, Lu Y, Shi Y, Gan L, Tang H, Wang H, Sun Y. Epidemiological and clinical features of paediatric inpatients for scars: A retrospective study. Burns 2023; 49:1719-1728. [PMID: 36918334 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the epidemiological and clinical features of paediatric scar inpatients and then to facilitate therapeutic schedule for children with scars. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, data of patients admitted for scar treatment in 1064 tertiary hospitals from 2013 to 2018 were extracted through the Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) database. Demographic and clinical features of children with scars were analysed statistically and highlighted compared with those of adults and the elderly scar cases. RESULTS In this study, 53,741 paediatric scar cases, accounting for 30.29% of all hospitalized for scar, were analysed. Compared to adults and the elderly, children with scars were mainly males (62.27% vs 50.98% vs 49.85%, P < 0.001) and were vulnerable to scalds (37.10%) and operative intervention (34.11%). Although the scalp/face/neck was the most common affected location, the proportion of scars involving upper limbs (27.88% vs 21.69% vs 7.28%, P < 0.001), lower limbs (15.14% vs 10.28% vs 6.56%, P < 0.001) and perineum (4.59% vs 3.13% vs 2.65%, P < 0.001) was higher in children than that in other two groups. Scar contracture was the most common complications in children (45.27%). Nearly 66% of paediatric scar cases received surgical treatment during hospitalization, among whom release of lesion was the most frequent operation (56.35%). The proportion of keloids was relatively lower in child cases than in other two groups (6.20% vs 14.48% vs 18.15%, P < 0.001). Additionally, the median LOS in child cases was 9 (5-15) days, slightly exceeding that in adult/elderly cases. CONCLUSIONS Scars were common inducing factors of hospitalization and contributed greatly to the disease burden of children. More attention should be paid to those who are males, burn survivors, or skin-injured at extremities and perineum to improve therapeutic strategies and prognoses for paediatric scar patients.
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- Zhe Zhu
- Department of Burn Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Burn Institute of PLA, Research Unit of key techniques for treatment of burns and combined burns and trauma injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China; Clinic of the 91681 troop of PLA, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Burn Institute of PLA, Research Unit of key techniques for treatment of burns and combined burns and trauma injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai 411 Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- China Standard Medical Information Research Centre, Shenzhen, China
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- China Standard Medical Information Research Centre, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Burn Institute of PLA, Research Unit of key techniques for treatment of burns and combined burns and trauma injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- Clinical Trial Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; Centre for Data Science in Health and Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Burn Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Burn Institute of PLA, Research Unit of key techniques for treatment of burns and combined burns and trauma injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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Feng Y, Ma X, Zhang Q, Jiang R, Lu J, Chen K, Wang H, Xia Q, Zheng J, Xia J, Li X. Effectiveness of WeChat-group-based parental health education in preventing unintentional injuries among children aged 0-3: randomized controlled trial in Shanghai. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2086. [PMID: 36380326 PMCID: PMC9666943 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14462-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Unintentional injuries to children are a major public health problem. The online social media is a potential way to implement health education for caregivers in online communities. Using WeChat, a free and popular social media service in China, this study evaluated the effectiveness of social online community-based parental health education in preventing unintentional injuries in children aged 0-3. METHODS We recruited 365 parents from two community health centers in Shanghai and allocated them into intervention and control groups randomly. Follow-up lasted for one year. The intervention group received and followed their WeChat group and a WeChat official account for dissemination of reliable medical information. The control group received only the WeChat group. RESULTS Between the intervention and control groups, changes in unintentional injuries (OR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.02-2.87, P = .04), preventability (β = 0.344, 95% CI: 0.152-0.537, P < .001), daily supervision behavior (β = 0.503, 95% CI: 0.036-0.970, P = .04), and behaviors for preventing specific injuries (β = 2.198, 95% CI: 1.530-2.865, P < .001) were significantly different, and change in first-aid skills for treating a tracheal foreign body were nearly significant (P = .06). CONCLUSIONS The WeChat-group-based parental health education can reduce the occurrence of unintentional child injuries by improving parents' skills, beliefs, and behaviors. Online social communities promote health education and reduce unintentional injuries among children. TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR1900020753. Registered on January 17, 2019.
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- Yuheng Feng
- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Research Center On Disability Issues, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Research Center On Disability Issues, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.261368.80000 0001 2164 3177School of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Research Center On Disability Issues, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Research Center On Disability Issues, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- Community Health Center of Jiading Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, China
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- Changning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Affiliated Pediatric Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Huangpu District Maternal and Child Health Care Institute, Shanghai, China
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- grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong’an Road, P.O. Box 177, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Research Center On Disability Issues, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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Ma Y, Song J, Hu M, Yang R, Yang P. Risk factors of in-home unintentional injuries among 0-6-year-old children in Changsha city of China: a cross-sectional survey based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:598. [PMID: 36253748 PMCID: PMC9575220 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03661-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background In-home unintentional injuries (IUIs) seriously threatened children’s safety. Three factors, including risky behaviors, parental supervision, and home environmental risks, have been identified as major causes for IUIs. Studies considering the interrelations between the three were limited and no relative studies has been carried out among Chinese children. The purpose of this study is to fully explore the influences of behavioral, supervisory and environmental risk factors on IUIs and their associations among Chinese children on the bases of our self-developed scales. Methods Through stratified cluster sampling, a cross-sectional survey was conducted with 798 parents of children aged 0 ~ 6 years in Changsha, China. Social demographics and IUIs history in the past year were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Three IUI-related scales, which had been developed and validated by our team, aimed to measure risks from children behavior, parental supervision and in-home environment. Structural equation models were constructed to analyze the relationship of these factors and their influences on IUIs using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 22.0. Results Seven hundred ninety-eight parents were surveyed in total, and 33.58% of them reported with IUIs history of their children. X2/df, goodness-of-fit index (GFI), adjusted goodness-of-fit index (AGFI) and the root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) for the model of the whole children were 4.832, 0.879, 0.856 and 0.069 respectively, indicating an acceptable level of model fit. Direct influences were discovered between risky behaviors and children’s IUIs. Home environmental risks indirectly exerted impacts on IUIs by the mediating effect of risky behaviors, while the significant effect of parental supervision only existed in children aged 4-6 and girls. Conclusions Risky behaviors played a mediating role in IUIs among children. Supervision and environmental risks affected IUIs indirectly by the exposure to risky behaviors. Parental supervision may not be able to offset the risks posed by the environmental and behavioral factors, so effective IUIs prevention strategies should focus on behavioral and environmental interventions, with appropriate supervision strategies based on the age and sex characteristics of the child. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12887-022-03661-z.
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- Yihan Ma
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Rd., Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Rd., Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Rd., Changsha, 410078, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Rd., Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Rd., Changsha, 410078, China
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