Mothers’ safety attitudes towards home accidents and their self-efficacy on first aid in 0–6 years old children

The study was planned to evaluate the safety attitudes of mothers with children aged 0–6 years towards home accidents and their self-efficacy in first aid. In this cross-sectional study, 438 mothers aged 18 years and older participated. Self-completed questionnaires, sociodemographic and home accident history questions, the Scale for Identifying Maternal Safety Precautions for Home Accidents in Children 0–6 Years of Age, and the First Aid Self-Efficacy in Home Accidents Scale were employed as data collection tools. The study revealed that 35.2% of mothers with children aged 0–6 years reported experiencing at least one home accident. Among the reported incidents, it was found that 41.6% were attributed to falls, while 25.3% were related to burns, making them the most prevalent types of accidents. The mean attitude score of the women towards home accidents was 64.34 ± 15.03, and the mean total score of first aid knowledge was 27.14 ± 8.78. In our study, logistic regression analysis revealed that parents' employment status, having more than one child in the household, low-income level, and history of home accidents in the household increased the risk of experiencing home accidents for children. It was determined that mothers' safety precautions and first aid practices were inadequate. Education, employment status, and income level were found to affect safety and first-aid attitudes towards home accidents. When our results are evaluated, it is recommended to organize training for mothers about home accidents, safety precautions, and first aid practices.