[The effects of home safety education on taking precautions and reducing the frequency of home accidents].

BACKGROUND This study was conducted with the mothers of 1-3 year old children as a quasi-experimental study for the purpose of examining the effect of home safety education on taking precautions and the incidence of home accidents. METHODS The research sample was composed of 60 mothers of 1-3 year old children who were living in Civril municipality of Denizli province, had no difficulty in communication, agreed to participate in the research, were not working and could read and write. RESULTS The tools used for data collection were "0-6 Year Old Children's Mothers' Knowledge of Safety Precautions for the Prevention of Home Accidents Scale" and "Frequency of Encountering Home Accidents Form". The effect of education was evaluated with pre-test and post-test utilization. A significant difference was seen in the mothers' mean conduct score and in the frequency of children's accidents before and after education. CONCLUSION It is recommended that individual home visits should be made to determine the risks in the home environment and the educational needs of mothers. Education and counseling should be given based on these needs and adult education should be provided on the subject of child development.