The Perceptions of Palestinian Health Professionals toward Factors Facilitating or Impeding the Prevention of Home Injuries among Young Children: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Alrimawi, Intima; Watson, Michael Craig; Hall, Carol; Atout, Maha; Al-Yateem, Nabeel
Titel	The Perceptions of Palestinian Health Professionals toward Factors Facilitating or Impeding the Prevention of Home Injuries among Young Children: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 29 (2023) 2, S.101-117 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alrimawi, Intima) ORCID (Watson, Michael Craig) ORCID (Hall, Carol) ORCID (Al-Yateem, Nabeel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2021.1895074
Schlagwörter	Injuries; Prevention; Health Personnel; Health Services; Family Environment; Professional Development; Mothers; Employed Parents; Physical Environment; Low Income; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Parent Child Relationship; Physicians; Nurses; Family Relationship; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Medizinisches Personal; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Familienmilieu; Mother; Mutter; Natürliche Umwelt; Niedriglohn; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Palästina
Abstract	Background: Unintentional injuries are a major global health problem that affects children considerably. Such injuries are most common among under-fives and this places a significant burden on healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Palestine, there is a paucity of research in this area. Aim: To explore health professionals' perceptions regarding factors affecting the prevention of home injuries to children aged below five in Ramallah. Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted, employing semi-structured interviews with 24 health professionals who worked with children in a primary health care setting. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Three types of factors that facilitated or impeded the prevention of home injuries emerged: health professional-related factors, i.e. lack of training, workload, and team collaboration; parent-related factors, i.e. low economic status, lack of awareness, and the mothers' employment status; and environmental factors, i.e. home size and structure, lack of data, low prioritisation among policymakers, lack of funds, and the political situation. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that continuous education and specialised training of healthcare professionals is imperative to their pivotal role in increasing the awareness of parents and children about the prevention of home injuries, mainly in healthcare settings with limited resources such as Palestine. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01