Mothers Knowledge On Foreign Body Aspiration

Özdoğan Ş., Gürpınar G., Avcı Ö., Duran N. B., Atlı B., Akıncı N., ...Daha Fazla

Yeditepe Medical Journal, cilt.11, sa.36, ss.935-944, 2015 (Hakemli Dergi)

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ABSTRACT

Backgrounds: Foreign body aspiration is among the leading causes of avoidable fatal childhood accidents. This study was performed to evaluate the mothers’ knowledge on foreign body aspiration.

Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted on the mothers of 169 inpatients, between 1 month and 5 years of age, who were receiving treatment at the pediatrics department.

Results: Overall, 50% of the mothers that participated in thestudy, had adequate information on foreign body aspiration. Mothers, whowere at an advancedage, were working, or who were university graduates, had a significantly higher level of information on foreign body aspiration.

Conclusion: The educational level of the women should be increased, in order to enhance their awareness and their level of information on foreign body aspiration.

Key words: Foreign body aspiration, knowledge, mothers, children.