title: Epidemiology of home injuries: a large observational study among adult mothers in Italy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of the study were to describe the epidemiology of home injuries (HI) among Italian students' mothers and to identify the possible predictors of having HI.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous questionnaire was used in several Italian schools. In order to identify predictors of having HI, a multivariate analysis was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our sample (3,610 women), the prevalence of HI was 18%; 6.2% of the interviewed had a severe HI. The multivariate analyses showed that increasing age, to spend more than 13 hours a day at home and to be housewife are risk factors for having HI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reports a high prevalence of HI, highlighting an urgent need for undertaking interventions to develop an adequate culture of safety and prevention.
authors: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Mannocci
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: de Waure
authors: Maria Rosaria
authors: MR
authors: Gualano
authors: Maria Lucia
authors: ML
authors: Specchia
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Sferrazza
authors: Giorgio
authors: G
authors: Liguori
authors: Antonino
authors: A
authors: Parlato
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Rossi
authors: Domenico Luca
authors: DL
authors: Grieco
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: Siliquini
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Boccia
authors: Walter
authors: W
authors: Ricciardi
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: La Torre
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*