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Do Urban Parents' Interests in Safety Topics Match Their Children's Injury Risks?

Eileen M. McDonald, MS1, Barry S. Solomon, MD, MPH2, Wendy C. Shields, MPH3, Janet R. Serwint, MD4, Mei-Cheng Wang, PhD5, Andrea C. Gielen, ScD, ScM6

1 an associate scientist in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and a core faculty member of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
2 an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
3 a research associate in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
4 a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
5 a professor of biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
6 a professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.


  Abstract

Objective: To assess childhood injury risk and parents' injury interests, and the association between the two. Method: A cross-sectional computer and telephone survey was conducted as part of a randomized controlled trial. The authors enrolled parents of children being seen at an urban pediatric primary care practice and measured selected injury knowledge, beliefs and safety practices. Parents were asked to select two of four topics of interest and recommendations regarding them were included in a computer-tailored report. Results: Participants (N = 105) were assessed as being at risk for all four areas: poisoning (88%), fires (85%), falls (55%), and car crashes (18%). Parents were interested in poisoning (81%) and car crashes (49%); their interests were unrelated to child's assessed risk. Conclusion: Soliciting parents' interests prior to counseling may help to identify priority areas for counseling as well as dispel myths and unfounded fears regarding childhood injury risks.

Key Words: injury, pediatrics, anticipatory guidance, computer tailoring, patient education

First published on August 21, 2006, doi:10.1177/1524839906290378

Health Promotion Practice 2006;7:388.

A more recent version of this article appeared on October 1, 2006

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