关于化学和药物毒物的父母知识态度和做法:巴基斯坦卡拉奇的一项医院研究
Feroza Perveen1, Naveed Ahmed2, Sarwat Masud2
1Department of Pharmacy, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
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|August 12, 2023
概括
儿童无意中毒是一个主要问题,特别是在巴基斯坦. 虽然许多家长安全地储存化学品,但20-30%的家长需要提高有关家用毒素和急救的知识和实践.
科学领域:
- 儿科毒理学 儿科毒理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 无意中毒是全球儿童死亡的主要原因,低收入国家发生率更高.
- 在巴基斯坦,10%的0-15岁儿童经历了无意中毒,通常是由于家用化学品和药物.
- 父母的知识,态度和实践 (KAP) 对于预防儿童中毒至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在巴基斯坦卡拉奇评估有关有毒家用化学品和药物的家长KAP.
- 识别与儿童中毒安全储存和应急响应相关的家长知识和实践的差距.
主要方法:
- 2019年5月至8月,卡拉奇阿迦汗大学医院进行了一项跨部门KAP研究.
- 一个由364名0-16岁儿童的家长组成的样本完成了调查.
- 数据使用SPSS版本20进行分析,并进行了独立性Chi-square测试.
主要成果:
- 70%的家长将化学品和药物储存在锁定的柜子中,80%的家长避免将药物留在无人看护的柜子里.
- 很大一部分 (20-30%) 的家长在存储危险家用物质方面表现出低于最佳的知识和做法.
- 观察到普遍缺乏对中毒急救和紧急联系信息的认识.
结论:
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来提高剩余的20-30%的父母的知识和实践.
- 重复的社区宣传会可以提高家庭化学品和药物的安全储存.
- 传播有关中毒控制中心 (PCC) 的信息对于儿童中毒事件的有效应急反应至关重要.
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