Open AccessAssessment of unintentional childhood injuries and associated factors in the pediatric clinics of a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Kawther N Alkhamis,
Sadia Rizwan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_75_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , tertiary level , medical emergency , emergency medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , mathematics , mathematics education
Although unintentional childhood injuries are a major cause of morbidity, there is a dearth of literature on the issue in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unintentional childhood injuries in Saudi children, safety of their home environment, and the parents' attitude toward home safety measures.