Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: In Nepal, unintentional home injury is a leading reason for death and disability among pre-school children. However, there is a lack of evidence to inform culturally appropriate interventions to reduce home injuries. This study explored the potential for home environmental change at a community level to prevent unintentional home injury in children and identified the barriers to, and facilitators of, such changes. Focus groups were conducted in the Nepali language with mothers, fathers, teachers, school students and community health volunteers in rural areas of Makwanpur district in Nepal. The discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated into English and analysed thematically. NVivo software was used to support coding and identification of themes. Five focus groups, involving f

SUBMITTER: Bhatta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472719 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature