abstract: 'Unintentional injuries are a growing global public health problem that

  causes mortality, morbidity, and disability among children. These

  injuries are common among under-fives and form a significant burden on

  healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

  Nurses and doctors have a major role to play in the prevention of home

  injuries, as expressed in many international reports. In Palestine,

  there is a paucity of research in this area. Therefore, this study aims

  to explore nurses'' and doctors'' perceptions and practices regarding the

  prevention of home injuries among children aged under-five years. A

  qualitative approach was followed, whereby semi-structured interviews

  were undertaken with 24 nurses and doctors who worked with children in a

  primary health care setting. The derived data were analyzed using

  thematic analysis. This study found that most of the nurses and doctors

  who were interviewed reported positive attitudes toward working on this

  topic; the majority of them attempted to work on injury prevention.

  Nevertheless, they needed further support to fulfil this potential role,

  as they faced many barriers in their daily practice in this area. Policy

  makers could potentially take advantage of this attitude and support

  them by providing training, resources, and time for them to implement

  this role.'
affiliation: 'Alrimawi, I (Corresponding Author), Stratford Univ, Sch Nursing, 7777
  Lessburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043 USA.

  Alrimawi, Intima, Stratford Univ, Sch Nursing, 7777 Lessburg Pike, Falls Church,
  VA 22043 USA.

  Hall, Carol, Univ Nottingham, Queens Med Ctr, Sch Hlth Sci, Nottingham, England.

  Watson, Michael Craig, Univ Nottingham, Sch Hlth Sci, Nottingham, England.'
author: Alrimawi, Intima and Hall, Carol and Watson, Michael Craig
author-email: ialrimawi@stratford.edu
author_list:
- family: Alrimawi
  given: Intima
- family: Hall
  given: Carol
- family: Watson
  given: Michael Craig
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/24694193.2018.1446058
eissn: 2469-4207
files: []
issn: 2469-4193
journal: 'COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NURSING-BUILDING EVIDENCE FOR

  PRACTICE'
keywords: 'Doctors'' perceptions; doctors'' practice; home injuries; nurses''

  perceptions; nurses'' practice; qualitative; unintentional injuries'
keywords-plus: 'UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES; HEALTH-PROFESSIONALS; GLOBAL BURDEN; KNOWLEDGE;

  ATTITUDES; EDUCATION; VISITORS; MIDWIVES'
language: English
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '57'
orcid-numbers: 'Alrimawi, Intima/0000-0001-8683-9541

  Watson, Michael Craig/0000-0003-1628-2746'
pages: 172-189
papis_id: 65e60bfd10eea2d54fdfda6202176372
ref: Alrimawi2019palestiniannurses
researcherid-numbers: 'Alrimawi, Intima/U-1004-2019

  '
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Palestinian Nurses'' and Doctors'' Perceptions and Practices Regarding the
  Prevention of Injuries to Children in the Home: An Explorative Qualitative Study'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000484328500003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '1'
volume: '42'
web-of-science-categories: Nursing
year: '2019'