Archives of Trauma Research

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 190--197

Effectiveness of interventions in the prevention of home injuries among children under 5 years of age: A systematic review


Marzieh Abbassinia1, Majid Barati2, Maryam Afshari3 
1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Public Health, Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3 Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Maryam Afshari
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave, Hamadan
Iran

Background: Injuries caused by home injuries in children under 5 years of age is one of the main causes of death in this group and also constitutes a significant public health burden. This review aimed at summarizing the literature on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent home injuries in children under 5 years of age. Methods: Magiran, Iran Medex, and SID in Persian Scientific databases and BioMed Central, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus were systematically searched for articles published up to June 2016. Then, two researchers reviewed the papers independently and finally, 14 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Results: The results showed the effectiveness of intervention measures including training sessions at home, home visit, group discussions, and interviews as the educational tools. The educational approach was used as the intervention in 11 studies; legislative/incentive approach and engineering/technology approaches had not been used in papers; and three studies had used the educational intervention and engineering/technological approaches. Conclusions: Most of the effective inventions included studies that used the combination of effective methods to reduce the risk of injuries. Since the accidents are preventable, the appropriate intervention strategies, especially active intervention or a combination of interventional measures are effective to reduce the risk of home accidents and injuries in children.


How to cite this article:
Abbassinia M, Barati M, Afshari M. Effectiveness of interventions in the prevention of home injuries among children under 5 years of age: A systematic review.Arch Trauma Res 2019;8:190-197


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Abbassinia M, Barati M, Afshari M. Effectiveness of interventions in the prevention of home injuries among children under 5 years of age: A systematic review. Arch Trauma Res [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];8:190-197
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