Determining the risk of domestic accidents injuries for children aged from 0-5 years old

Abstract

Introduction: Accidents to children are a significant health issue, being a major cause of preventable death, serious injury and long-term disability across the Mongolia. Lack of research study in terms of the children accident and therefore it was raised to conduct the research study Objectives: To examine children’s accounts of injury risks as well as the domestic risks Methods: 400 respondents were held with 0–5 year old children. Transcripts of the discussions were analyzed using qualitative methods. Results: 40% of the respondents were cooked in a single hot pot, 25% in an oven, 15% on a stove, 7.5% (P> 0.05 with gas, 4% (P> 0.05) blast furnace and cookstove, and 4% (P> 0.05) hot pot, gas, and blast furnace, 2.5% (P> 0.05) answered that they cook using hot pots and stoves. Assessing parents perceptions of soft toys for children in the home, 45.5% (P> 0.05) concluded that it is safe to sterilize if the size is not too small, 9.1% said it was dangerous to remove a small piece and put it in their mouth, 36.4% (P> 0.05) did not think it was dangerous, and 9% (P> 0.05) did not answer at all. Conclusions: According to the survey, the risk of burns and falls was the highest. Lack of information about the risks of soft toys for children, height of bed is tall which leading with the high risk.