Aims. The aims of the study were to describe the epidemiology of home injuries (HI) among Italian students ' mothers and to identify the possible predictors of having HI. Methods. An anonymous questionnaire was used in several Italian schools. In order to identify predictors of having HI, a multivariate analysis was performed. Results. In our sample (3,610 women), the prevalence of HI was 18%; 6.2% of the interviewed had a severe HI. The multivariate analyses showed that increasing age, to spend more than 13 hours a day at home and to be housewife are risk factors for having HI. Conclusions. This study reports a high prevalence of HI, highlighting an urgent need for undertaking interventions to develop an adequate culture of safety and prevention.
Epidemiology of home injuries: a large observational study among adult mothers in Italy / Mannocci, Alice; C., De Waure; M. R., Gualano; M. L., Specchia; A., Sferrazza; G., Liguori; A., Parlato; G., Rossi; D. L., Grieco; R., Siliquini; Boccia, Antonio; W., Ricciardi; LA TORRE, Giuseppe. - In: ANNALI DELL'ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ. - ISSN 0021-2571. - STAMPA. - 49:4(2013), pp. 376-382. [10.4415/ann-13-04-10]
Epidemiology of home injuries: a large observational study among adult mothers in Italy.
MANNOCCI, ALICE;BOCCIA, Antonio;LA TORRE, Giuseppe
2013
Abstract
Aims. The aims of the study were to describe the epidemiology of home injuries (HI) among Italian students ' mothers and to identify the possible predictors of having HI. Methods. An anonymous questionnaire was used in several Italian schools. In order to identify predictors of having HI, a multivariate analysis was performed. Results. In our sample (3,610 women), the prevalence of HI was 18%; 6.2% of the interviewed had a severe HI. The multivariate analyses showed that increasing age, to spend more than 13 hours a day at home and to be housewife are risk factors for having HI. Conclusions. This study reports a high prevalence of HI, highlighting an urgent need for undertaking interventions to develop an adequate culture of safety and prevention.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
