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0185/2019 - Knowledge and attitudes of school children about prevention of accidents.
Conhecimentos e atitudes de crianças escolares sobre prevenção de acidentes.

Author:

• Tahoane da Silva Reis - Reis, T.S - <gfsctsr@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2699-2549

Co-author(s):

• Iasmim dos Santos Oliveira - Oliveira, I.S - <mimioliveira4@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8068-6465
• José Marcos de Jesus Santos - Santos, J.M.J - <jsmarcos@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-1469
• Anny Giselly Milhome da Costa Farre - Farre, A.G.M.C - <annygiselly.enfermagem@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-4090
• Iellen Dantas Campos Verdes Rodrigues - Rodrigues, I.D.C.V - <ellendantas@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-669X
• Adriana Moraes Leite - Leite, A.M - <drileite@eerp.usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-8718
• Carla Kalline Alves Cartaxo Freitas - Freitas, C.K.A.C - <carlakalline@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-9132


Abstract:

Accidents are frequent in childhood because of the lower risk perception and greater vulnerability to disasters. The objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge and attitudes of school children in relation to the prevention of accidents and the associated factors. It is a cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted in November and December/2017 in Simão Dias, Sergipe, Brazil. From sample calculation, a total of 97 school children were evaluated, aged between seven and nine years, through interviews with illustrative images. The results showed that for little more than half of the children the use of individual protection equipment is a form of preventing injuries in case of accidents (58.8%; n= 57), being less frequent among those with low education level (OR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.16- 0.99). The knowledge and/or use of these equipment was 60.8% (n= 59) for safety belt, 54.6% (n= 53) for helmet, 47.4% (n= 46) for knee pad and 40.2% (n= 39) for elbow support. Regarding attitudes, 20.6% (n = 20) answered that there is no problem if to put their hand (without washing) on the wound and 12.4% (n= 12) if to cross the street accompanied only by friends of the same age or alone. It was concluded that the knowledge and attitudes of school children in relation to the prevention of accidents are misguided.

Keywords:

Child; Accident Prevention; Protective Devices.

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Reis, T.S, Oliveira, I.S, Santos, J.M.J, Farre, A.G.M.C, Rodrigues, I.D.C.V, Leite, A.M, Freitas, C.K.A.C. Knowledge and attitudes of school children about prevention of accidents.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Jun). [Citado em 27/12/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/knowledge-and-attitudes-of-school-children-about-prevention-of-accidents/17259?id=17259



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