Citation

Gabari Gambarte MI, Sáenz Mendía R. Gac. Sanit. 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Vernacular Title

Claves infantiles para prevenir la siniestralidad en el contexto escolar.

Affiliation

Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.07.007

PMID

27816229

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To learn about children's perception of the causes and prevention strategies involved in school accidents.

METHOD: The sample included 584 school children aged 8-9 years from Navarra. A mixed design was chosen by questionnaire with three open-response questions and one multiple-choice assessment. Analysis was performed in two phases: 1) qualitative development of categories and dimensions of the responses of narrative content, and 2) quantitative variables for recoding correlational analysis.

RESULTS: 22 categories emerged, which make up three perceptual dimensions: 1) attribution of causality (5), 2) identification of mechanisms of avoidance (11), and 3) development of coping strategies (6). The correlation intra-variables portray varying degrees: on the one hand, moderate positive numbers (r>0.5) in allocating and identifying causality avoidance mechanisms and, on the other hand, high positive correlation values (r>0.7) referred to developing coping strategies.

DISCUSSION: Children are able to identify accidents as a health problem. They question the multiplicity of elements involved and relate the origin and kind of accident to prevention and support mechanisms.

Copyright © 2016 SESPAS. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Language: es