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Abstract Accidents are an important health problem throughout the world and are a major cause for morbidity and mortality in children, but are largely preventable with appropriate information and safe practices. Aim: This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of health promotion program about home accident for mothers of preschool children in a rural area. Subjects & methods: Design: Quasi-experimental with pre and post test. Setting: This study was conducted at nursery schools in two villages in El Shohada District, Menoufia Governorate. Sample: Systematic random sample consists of 237 mothers’ of preschool children from nursery schools. Tools: Structured interview questionnaire for mother’s of preschool children which included socio-demographic data, history of home accidents, home environment, mother’s knowledge about home accident, and mother’s practice that related to first aid measures in case of home accidents and safety measures taken by mothers to prevent home accidents in their children. Results: This study found that there was 49.4% of the studied mothers were reported that their children exposed to home accidents last year. The most common type of home accidents was wounds (31.6%). There was statistical significant relationship between mother’s age, education, occupation, family size, income and occurrence of home accidents in their children. Poor knowledge of mothers about home accident was associated with high occurrence of home accidents among their children compared with good knowledge mothers were associated with decrease occurrence of home accidents. Also there was significant improvement in mothers’ knowledge level about home accidents after health promotion program (P< 0.001). There was significant improvement in mother’s practices about first aid used in case of wounds, limb fractures, burn, electricity accidents, chocking and poisoning after health promotion program (p< 0.001). Furthermore, the total mean score of mother’s precautions whose children did not have any home accident was found to be significant higher than that of mothers whose children had a home accident. Moreover, there was significant improvement in the mean scores of precautions taken by mothers to protect their children from home accidents after intervention compared to before intervention (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study concluded that health promotion program about home accidents was effective in improving the mother’s knowledge and practice about home accidents prevention and first aid. Recommendations: This study recommended that health education about home accidents prevention and first aid should be directed to mothers and children caregivers in all primary health care settings. Enhance community and parent’s awareness about safety measures and first aid to ensure a safe home environment for children through mass media. |