Preschool childrens knowledge about health and safety in Turkey
Cetinkaya, B.; Turan, T.
Jpma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 68(12): 1792-1797
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 30504944 Document Number: 696993
To evaluate the health and safety knowledge of preschool children. The descriptive study was conducted in the Aegean Region of Western Turkey from November 2009 to February 2010, and comprised children aged 4-6 years attending five nursery schools. The data-collection period lasted 3 months and the subjects were enrolled from class lists using random sampling technique. Preschool Child Health and Safety Knowledge Assesment Form and a sociodemographic data form were used for data collection. Of the 298 children, 146(49%) were girls and 152(51%) were boys. Overall mean age was 5.20±0.75 years Less than 75% correct answers were given to 5 items on the safety subsection, and 1 item on the health promotion subsection. As the age of the children increased, the level of knowledge also increased (p<0.05). Healthcare professionals have the responsibility to keep any eye on prechool childern's health and safety knowledge for devising effective ways to make them knowledgeable adults.