evaluation of parameter related to preventative measures on the child injuries at home

background and aims : the harms resulted from home injuries are a major factor in child mortality. the current study aims to evaluate the factors associated with the knowledge and performance level of mothers in terms of adopting preventive behaviors to avoid home injuries. materials and methods : the target population of this descriptive - analytical study is all mothers of preschool children suffering from home injuries referring to imam hossein and haft-e-tir hospitals. mothers’ data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire. after dividing the knowledge level and the status of mothers’ preventive behaviors into two groups, the relationship between factors was assessed by using chi-square and multivariate logistic regression and the status of mothers preventive behaviors were studied as well. results : finally, 230 mothers (mean age 5.2 ± 29.4) were studied. 75.0 of them had good awareness, and 56.0 % also had a good performance. mother's absence for at least 8 hours per day (0.12 = or), increase of the number of preschool children (0.03 = or) and employed mother (0.01 = or) are the things that hinder preventive behaviors in home injuries. while the history of home injuries during the past 3 weeks (13.3 = or), mother’s appropriate awareness of preventive behaviors (28.9 = or) and high-income families (2.4 = or) lead to the adoption of preventive behaviors by mothers. conclusion: awareness is the only modifiable factor and it can be improved by educational interventions. support of assistance and social welfare agencies for employed mothers can improve the current status of preventive behaviors in home injuries. references : 1. lao z, gifford m, dalal k. economic cost of childhood unintentional injuries. int j prev med. 2012 may;3(5):303-12. 2. zaloshnja e, miller tr, lawrence ba, romano e. the costs of unintentional home injuries. american journal of preventive medicine. 2005;28(1):88-94. 3. schneiderman ju, leslie lk, hurlburt ms, zhang j, horwitz smc. caregiver reports of serious injuries in children who remain at home after a child protective services investigation. maternal and child health journal. 2012:1-8. 4. grossman dc. the history of injury control and the epidemiology of child and adolescent injuries. the future of children. 2000:23-52. 5. sengoelge m, hasselberg m, laflamme l. child home injury mortality in europe: a 16-country analysis. the european journal of public health. 2011;21(2):166-70. 6. hooper r, coggan c, adams b. injury prevention attitudes and awareness in new zealand. injury prevention. 2003;9(1):42-7. 7. hong j, lee b, ha eh, park h. parental socioeconomic status and unintentional injury deaths in early childhood: consideration of injury mechanisms, age at death, and gender. accident analysis and prevention; accident analysis and prevention. 2010;42(1):313-9. 8. chen e, matthews ka, boyce wt. socioeconomic differences in children's health: how and why do these relationships change with age? 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