Determining factors affecting schoolchildren's attitudes towards injury: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Purpose: Accidents and injuries in childhood are a common public health problem worldwide. The preventable and unintentional injury rates are high, especially in children who spend most of their time at school. The purpose of this study is to determine schoolchildren's attitudes towards injury and factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that enrolled students from Turkish elementary schools. Data were collected using the sociodemographic characteristics data form and the Injury Attitudes Questionnaire for School Children (IAQ). Results: The mean fate subscale scores of the children whose mothers were primary school graduates were significantly higher than those whose mothers were university graduates, and the mean preventability subscale scores of the children whose fathers were university or high school graduates were significantly higher than those whose fathers were primary school graduates (p