Perception and awareness of unintentional childhood injuries among primary caregivers of children in Vellore, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study using photo-elicitation method

Table 4 Factors associated with poor perception of hazard, knowledge of type of injury, and perception and knowledge on the prevention of unintentional childhood injuries

Factors	Category	n	Perception of hazards			Knowledge of type of injury			Perception of prevention			Knowledge of prevention
Factors	Category	n	Mean	SD	p-value	Mean	SD	p-value	Mean	SD	p-value	Mean	SD	p-value
Age of primary caregiver	<=30	190	8.8	1.7	0.7	8.6	1.7	0.7	8.2	2.2	0.8	7.4	2.7	0.8
Age of primary caregiver	> 30	112	9.7	1.7	0.7	8.5	1.7	0.7	8.1	2.3	0.8	7.4	2.7	0.8
Relationship to child	Mothers	281	8.5	1.6	0.03*	8.7	1.6	0.02*	8.2	2.2	0.1	7.4	2.7	0.4
Relationship to child	Others	21	8.0	2.4	0.03*	7.8	2.2	0.02*	7.4	2.8	0.1	7.0	2.8	0.4
Education of primary caregiver	Lower	112	8.3	1.9	< 0.001*	8.0	1.9	< 0.001*	7.4	2.5	< 0.001*	6.5	2.8	< 0.001*
Education of primary caregiver	Higher	190	9.0	1.5	< 0.001*	8.9	1.5	< 0.001*	8.6	1.9	< 0.001*	7.9	2.4	< 0.001*
Occupation of primary caregiver	Housewife	241	8.7	1.7	0.8	8.6	1.8	0.8	8.2	2.3	0.7	7.5	2.7	0.2
Occupation of primary caregiver	Mothers	61	8.8	1.4	0.8	8.6	1.5	0.8	8.1	2.2	0.7	7.0	2.7	0.2
Type of family	Nuclear	156	8.7	1.7	0.5	8.6	1.7	0.9	8.1	2.3	0.4	7.5	2.7	0.4
Type of family	Non nuclear	146	8.8	1.7	0.5	8.6	1.7	0.9	8.3	2.2	0.4	7.3	2.7	0.4
Total number of children in household	1	91	8.8	1.7	0.9	8.6	1.7	0.9	8.2	2.3	0.8	7.4	2.7	0.8
Total number of children in household	> 1	211	8.7	1.7	0.9	8.6	1.7	0.9	8.1	2.2	0.8	7.4	2.6	0.8
Socio-economic status	Lower	146	8.5	1.8	0.01*	8.3	1.8	0.01*	7.6	2.5	< 0.001*	6.8	2.8	< 0.001*
Socio-economic status	Upper	156	9.0	1.5	0.01*	8.8	1.5	0.01*	8.6	1.9	< 0.001*	8.0	2.4	< 0.001*
Past history of injury in the child	Yes	46	9.0	1.3	0.3	8.9	1.4	0.1	8.7	1.7	0.04*	8.0	2.1	0.04*
Past history of injury in the child	No	256	8.7	1.7	0.3	8.5	1.8	0.1	8.1	2.3	0.04*	7.3	2.7	0.04*

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