Parents' safety practices: A study of children who are injured at hom

This study utilized a secondary database, the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and examined the differences in parents' implementation of safety practices at home by the child's gender, family type, and poverty level. With the sample of 221, the study also explored the factors that contribute to injuries to children ages 0-3 at home.;The key findings in this study suggested that socioeconomic factors race household structure, household crowding, and child's gender are important risk factors for childhood injury. In this sample, unsafe childcare practices were common, and socioeconomically disadvantaged families had more unsafe practices than more affluent families. Male children and single-parent households were found to be associated with childhood injuries.