INCIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS IN CHILD CARE CENTERS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UPPER NORTHEAST OF THAILAND
Keywords:
Incidence, Accident, Local government organization, Child care centersAbstract
Objective: To study the incidence of accidents and the environment around the building of child care centers of the local government organizations in the upper northeast of Thailand.
Material and Method: This was a descriptive study carried out among 1,871 child care centers. The self administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and chi square were employed in analysis.
Results: The ratio of children per caregiver was found to be 17:1. The annual incidence of injury in children was 7.17 per 100 persons. Ratio of injury between boys and girls was 1.9:1. The places mostly reported for the accidents were mostly outside the building (the playground instruments) and inside the building (the classrooms). Most child care centers were located on the street side and had no fence near the water sources and trees. Only 22.9% had children water closets, the rest with adult water closet provided no support for holding. Most (93.3%) of the toilets had water containers inside.
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