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Temsah MH, Aljamaan F, Alhaboob A, Almosned B, Alsebail R, Temsah R, Senjab A, Alarfaj A, Aljudi T, Jamal A, Habash A, Alsohime F, Almazyad M, Alabdulhafid M, Hasan G, Assiri RA, Alqahtani WMA, Alherbish A, Alhasan K, Al-Eyadhy A. Enhancing parental knowledge of childhood and adolescence safety: An interventional educational campaign. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28649. [PMID: 35060555 PMCID: PMC8772645 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Safeguarding children and adolescents from unintentional injuries is a significant concern for parents and caregivers. With them staying more at home during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, more educational tools and valid educational programs are warranted to improve parental knowledge and awareness about childhood and adolescences' safety. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of childhood and adolescence safety campaigns on parents' knowledge and attitude toward preventable injuries. METHODS This was a pre-post experimental study, in which the predesigned assessments were used as an evaluation tool before and after attending a childhood and adolescence safety campaign. The pre-post assessment question included questions to evaluate the socio-demographic status, followed by knowledge questions in line with the current childhood and adolescence safety campaign. The outcomes of interest were assessed before and after attending the campaign's stations. RESULTS Three hundred eight parents volunteered to participate in this study. Their knowledge score improved from 36.2 [standard deviation (SD) 17.7] to 79.3 (SD 15.6) after attending the Campaign (t value = 34.6, P < .001). Both, perceptions on the preventability of accidents and the parents' perceived usefulness of educational campaigns showed improvements, with (t value = 6.3, P < .001) and (t value = 3.097, P < .001), respectively. CONCLUSION The educational childhood and adolescence safety campaign for caregivers in Saudi Arabia resulted in a significant increase in the overall knowledge and attitudes toward childhood and adolescence's safety. As children and adolescents are currently staying at home more, additional educational tools and programs are warranted to promote safe practices among parents and caregivers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamad-Hani Temsah
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prince Abdullah Ben Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Critical care department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ali Alhaboob
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Badr Almosned
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Raghad Alsebail
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Amr Jamal
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Evidence-Based Health Care & Knowledge Translation Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Alia Habash
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Emergency Medicine Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Fahad Alsohime
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mohammed Almazyad
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Majed Alabdulhafid
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Gamal Hasan
- Department of Pediatrics, Assiut University Children Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt
- Department of Pediatrics, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
| | - Raghad Asaad Assiri
- College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Khalid Alhasan
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ayman Al-Eyadhy
- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Pediatrics Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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