Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events

Background: Instances of choking continue to pose a concern for the health and safety of children. This study aims to assess parents' understanding, awareness, and perspectives on child choking.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Al-Baha region of Saudi Arabia from September 1...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-06, Vol.16 (6), p.e62100
Main Authors: Alzahrani Khalid, Alzahrani, Nahlah A, Alghamdi, Sara M, Alshamrani, Hamdah A, Alghamdi, Haneen A, Barnawi, Mohammad I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Airway management
Attitudes
Children & youth
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Divorce
Epidemiology/Public Health
Families & family life
Family income
Females
Foreign bodies
Knowledge
Medical imaging
Medical personnel
Otolaryngology
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Prevention
Public health
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
X-rays
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by
cites
container_end_page
container_issue 6
container_start_page e62100
container_title Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)
container_volume 16
creator Alzahrani Khalid
Alzahrani, Nahlah A
Alghamdi, Sara M
Alshamrani, Hamdah A
Alghamdi, Haneen A
Barnawi, Mohammad I
description Background: Instances of choking continue to pose a concern for the health and safety of children. This study aims to assess parents' understanding, awareness, and perspectives on child choking.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Al-Baha region of Saudi Arabia from September 13, 2023, to October 3, 2023. Data collection was done via an electronically validated questionnaire among parents aged 18 years and above, covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Any result below 0.05 (p < 0.05) was considered significant.Results: Out of 819 participants, 705 individuals were included in the analysis. The results indicated that there was a good level of knowledge (55%) regarding handling child choking situations. Interestingly, females demonstrated higher levels of awareness compared to males (79.4% versus 20.6%). Attitudes toward managing child choking incidents were rated as overall moderate, with 66.5% showing poor practices, such as being hesitant to seek medical assistance if symptoms improved. A majority of choking cases occurred at home (85%), underscoring the importance of enhancing intervention strategies through increased knowledge dissemination. Notably, the internet and social media platforms (71.8%) emerged as primary sources of information on dealing with child choking incidents. There was significant interest in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes (69.2%), although many people found it hard to make time for them (45%).Conclusions: Parents in the Al-Baha area seem to have a good understanding but some concerning attitudes when it comes to child choking situations. It is important to spread awareness, correct misconceptions, and encourage CPR training.
doi_str_mv 10.7759/cureus.62100
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_pubme</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11236439</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>3086759821</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-p240t-7792e17e574295c35644fc3724bb52cb230c015c9a9b77d310732742118665243</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpdkU1PwzAMhiMEYmjsxg-IxIVLR77aJFzQqMaHNIlJg3OVpumW0TUjaYf278nEDsDFtvw-ei3bAFxhNOY8lbe696YP44xghE7ABcGZSAQW7PRXPQCjENYIIYw4QRydgwEVUkhKyAUoF6o23R7OvdKd1SZA28JJkzyolbqDE5h7F0KyMFF0rWrgouurPXQtnCtv2i52Jl-HyoQAXQ3zlW2qGN2HbZdwuotIuARntWqCGR3zELw_Tt_y52T2-vSST2bJljDUJZxLYjA3KWdEppqmGWO1ppywskyJLglFGuFUSyVLzisat6EkshiLLEsJo0Nw_-O77cuNqXSc7VVTbL3dKL8vnLLFX6W1q2LpdgXGhGaMyuhwc3Tw7rM3oSs2NmjTNKo1rg8FRVxwLCRLI3r9D1273scLHSiRxd8Iguk3DGh8Ww</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Access Repository</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>3086759821</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events</title><source>PubMed Central</source><creator>Alzahrani Khalid ; Alzahrani, Nahlah A ; Alghamdi, Sara M ; Alshamrani, Hamdah A ; Alghamdi, Haneen A ; Barnawi, Mohammad I</creator><creatorcontrib>Alzahrani Khalid ; Alzahrani, Nahlah A ; Alghamdi, Sara M ; Alshamrani, Hamdah A ; Alghamdi, Haneen A ; Barnawi, Mohammad I</creatorcontrib><description>Background: Instances of choking continue to pose a concern for the health and safety of children. This study aims to assess parents' understanding, awareness, and perspectives on child choking.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Al-Baha region of Saudi Arabia from September 13, 2023, to October 3, 2023. Data collection was done via an electronically validated questionnaire among parents aged 18 years and above, covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Any result below 0.05 (p &lt; 0.05) was considered significant.Results: Out of 819 participants, 705 individuals were included in the analysis. The results indicated that there was a good level of knowledge (55%) regarding handling child choking situations. Interestingly, females demonstrated higher levels of awareness compared to males (79.4% versus 20.6%). Attitudes toward managing child choking incidents were rated as overall moderate, with 66.5% showing poor practices, such as being hesitant to seek medical assistance if symptoms improved. A majority of choking cases occurred at home (85%), underscoring the importance of enhancing intervention strategies through increased knowledge dissemination. Notably, the internet and social media platforms (71.8%) emerged as primary sources of information on dealing with child choking incidents. There was significant interest in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes (69.2%), although many people found it hard to make time for them (45%).Conclusions: Parents in the Al-Baha area seem to have a good understanding but some concerning attitudes when it comes to child choking situations. It is important to spread awareness, correct misconceptions, and encourage CPR training.</description><identifier>ISSN: 2168-8184</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 2168-8184</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62100</identifier><identifier>PMID: 38989322</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Palo Alto: Cureus Inc</publisher><subject>Age groups ; Airway management ; Attitudes ; Children &amp; youth ; Cross-sectional studies ; Data collection ; Divorce ; Epidemiology/Public Health ; Families &amp; family life ; Family income ; Females ; Foreign bodies ; Knowledge ; Medical imaging ; Medical personnel ; Otolaryngology ; Parents &amp; parenting ; Pediatrics ; Prevention ; Public health ; Questionnaires ; Sociodemographics ; X-rays</subject><ispartof>Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), 2024-06, Vol.16 (6), p.e62100</ispartof><rights>Copyright © 2024, Alzahrani et al. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.</rights><rights>Copyright © 2024, Alzahrani et al.</rights><rights>Copyright © 2024, Alzahrani et al. 2024 Alzahrani et al.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11236439/pdf/$$EPDF$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11236439/$$EHTML$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>230,315,733,786,790,891,27957,27958,53827,53829</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Alzahrani Khalid</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alzahrani, Nahlah A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alghamdi, Sara M</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alshamrani, Hamdah A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alghamdi, Haneen A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Barnawi, Mohammad I</creatorcontrib><title>Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events</title><title>Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)</title><description>Background: Instances of choking continue to pose a concern for the health and safety of children. This study aims to assess parents' understanding, awareness, and perspectives on child choking.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Al-Baha region of Saudi Arabia from September 13, 2023, to October 3, 2023. Data collection was done via an electronically validated questionnaire among parents aged 18 years and above, covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Any result below 0.05 (p &lt; 0.05) was considered significant.Results: Out of 819 participants, 705 individuals were included in the analysis. The results indicated that there was a good level of knowledge (55%) regarding handling child choking situations. Interestingly, females demonstrated higher levels of awareness compared to males (79.4% versus 20.6%). Attitudes toward managing child choking incidents were rated as overall moderate, with 66.5% showing poor practices, such as being hesitant to seek medical assistance if symptoms improved. A majority of choking cases occurred at home (85%), underscoring the importance of enhancing intervention strategies through increased knowledge dissemination. Notably, the internet and social media platforms (71.8%) emerged as primary sources of information on dealing with child choking incidents. There was significant interest in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes (69.2%), although many people found it hard to make time for them (45%).Conclusions: Parents in the Al-Baha area seem to have a good understanding but some concerning attitudes when it comes to child choking situations. It is important to spread awareness, correct misconceptions, and encourage CPR training.</description><subject>Age groups</subject><subject>Airway management</subject><subject>Attitudes</subject><subject>Children &amp; youth</subject><subject>Cross-sectional studies</subject><subject>Data collection</subject><subject>Divorce</subject><subject>Epidemiology/Public Health</subject><subject>Families &amp; family life</subject><subject>Family income</subject><subject>Females</subject><subject>Foreign bodies</subject><subject>Knowledge</subject><subject>Medical imaging</subject><subject>Medical personnel</subject><subject>Otolaryngology</subject><subject>Parents &amp; parenting</subject><subject>Pediatrics</subject><subject>Prevention</subject><subject>Public health</subject><subject>Questionnaires</subject><subject>Sociodemographics</subject><subject>X-rays</subject><issn>2168-8184</issn><issn>2168-8184</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2024</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>PIMPY</sourceid><recordid>eNpdkU1PwzAMhiMEYmjsxg-IxIVLR77aJFzQqMaHNIlJg3OVpumW0TUjaYf278nEDsDFtvw-ei3bAFxhNOY8lbe696YP44xghE7ABcGZSAQW7PRXPQCjENYIIYw4QRydgwEVUkhKyAUoF6o23R7OvdKd1SZA28JJkzyolbqDE5h7F0KyMFF0rWrgouurPXQtnCtv2i52Jl-HyoQAXQ3zlW2qGN2HbZdwuotIuARntWqCGR3zELw_Tt_y52T2-vSST2bJljDUJZxLYjA3KWdEppqmGWO1ppywskyJLglFGuFUSyVLzisat6EkshiLLEsJo0Nw_-O77cuNqXSc7VVTbL3dKL8vnLLFX6W1q2LpdgXGhGaMyuhwc3Tw7rM3oSs2NmjTNKo1rg8FRVxwLCRLI3r9D1273scLHSiRxd8Iguk3DGh8Ww</recordid><startdate>20240610</startdate><enddate>20240610</enddate><creator>Alzahrani Khalid</creator><creator>Alzahrani, Nahlah A</creator><creator>Alghamdi, Sara M</creator><creator>Alshamrani, Hamdah A</creator><creator>Alghamdi, Haneen A</creator><creator>Barnawi, Mohammad I</creator><general>Cureus Inc</general><general>Cureus</general><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>PIMPY</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20240610</creationdate><title>Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events</title><author>Alzahrani Khalid ; Alzahrani, Nahlah A ; Alghamdi, Sara M ; Alshamrani, Hamdah A ; Alghamdi, Haneen A ; Barnawi, Mohammad I</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-p240t-7792e17e574295c35644fc3724bb52cb230c015c9a9b77d310732742118665243</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2024</creationdate><topic>Age groups</topic><topic>Airway management</topic><topic>Attitudes</topic><topic>Children &amp; youth</topic><topic>Cross-sectional studies</topic><topic>Data collection</topic><topic>Divorce</topic><topic>Epidemiology/Public Health</topic><topic>Families &amp; family life</topic><topic>Family income</topic><topic>Females</topic><topic>Foreign bodies</topic><topic>Knowledge</topic><topic>Medical imaging</topic><topic>Medical personnel</topic><topic>Otolaryngology</topic><topic>Parents &amp; parenting</topic><topic>Pediatrics</topic><topic>Prevention</topic><topic>Public health</topic><topic>Questionnaires</topic><topic>Sociodemographics</topic><topic>X-rays</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Alzahrani Khalid</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alzahrani, Nahlah A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alghamdi, Sara M</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alshamrani, Hamdah A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alghamdi, Haneen A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Barnawi, Mohammad I</creatorcontrib><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Health &amp; Medical Collection (Proquest)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>ProQuest Databases</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Health &amp; Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Health &amp; Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Publicly Available Content Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><jtitle>Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Alzahrani Khalid</au><au>Alzahrani, Nahlah A</au><au>Alghamdi, Sara M</au><au>Alshamrani, Hamdah A</au><au>Alghamdi, Haneen A</au><au>Barnawi, Mohammad I</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events</atitle><jtitle>Curēus (Palo Alto, CA)</jtitle><date>2024-06-10</date><risdate>2024</risdate><volume>16</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>e62100</spage><pages>e62100-</pages><issn>2168-8184</issn><eissn>2168-8184</eissn><notes>ObjectType-Article-1</notes><notes>SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1</notes><notes>ObjectType-Feature-2</notes><notes>content type line 23</notes><abstract>Background: Instances of choking continue to pose a concern for the health and safety of children. This study aims to assess parents' understanding, awareness, and perspectives on child choking.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Al-Baha region of Saudi Arabia from September 13, 2023, to October 3, 2023. Data collection was done via an electronically validated questionnaire among parents aged 18 years and above, covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Any result below 0.05 (p &lt; 0.05) was considered significant.Results: Out of 819 participants, 705 individuals were included in the analysis. The results indicated that there was a good level of knowledge (55%) regarding handling child choking situations. Interestingly, females demonstrated higher levels of awareness compared to males (79.4% versus 20.6%). Attitudes toward managing child choking incidents were rated as overall moderate, with 66.5% showing poor practices, such as being hesitant to seek medical assistance if symptoms improved. A majority of choking cases occurred at home (85%), underscoring the importance of enhancing intervention strategies through increased knowledge dissemination. Notably, the internet and social media platforms (71.8%) emerged as primary sources of information on dealing with child choking incidents. There was significant interest in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes (69.2%), although many people found it hard to make time for them (45%).Conclusions: Parents in the Al-Baha area seem to have a good understanding but some concerning attitudes when it comes to child choking situations. It is important to spread awareness, correct misconceptions, and encourage CPR training.</abstract><cop>Palo Alto</cop><pub>Cureus Inc</pub><pmid>38989322</pmid><doi>10.7759/cureus.62100</doi><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 2168-8184
ispartof Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), 2024-06, Vol.16 (6), p.e62100
issn 2168-8184
2168-8184
language eng
recordid cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11236439
source PubMed Central
subjects Age groups
Airway management
Attitudes
Children & youth
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Divorce
Epidemiology/Public Health
Families & family life
Family income
Females
Foreign bodies
Knowledge
Medical imaging
Medical personnel
Otolaryngology
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Prevention
Public health
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
X-rays
title Safety Practices in Al-Baha: A Cross-Sectional Study on Parental Awareness of Child Choking Events
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-09-22T22%3A33%3A22IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_pubme&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Safety%20Practices%20in%20Al-Baha:%20A%20Cross-Sectional%20Study%20on%20Parental%20Awareness%20of%20Child%20Choking%20Events&rft.jtitle=Cur%C4%93us%20(Palo%20Alto,%20CA)&rft.au=Alzahrani%20Khalid&rft.date=2024-06-10&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=e62100&rft.pages=e62100-&rft.issn=2168-8184&rft.eissn=2168-8184&rft_id=info:doi/10.7759/cureus.62100&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E3086759821%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-p240t-7792e17e574295c35644fc3724bb52cb230c015c9a9b77d310732742118665243%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=3086759821&rft_id=info:pmid/38989322&rfr_iscdi=true