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. 2023 Oct 11;15(10):e46846. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46846

Table 4. Factors associated with home accidents among children under five years of age in the Al-Baha region.

*A p-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.

Factors Has the child been exposed to accidents at home? p-Value
Yes No
No. % No. %
Family size         0.001*
3-4 63 48.5% 67 51.5%
5-7 102 59.0% 71 41.0%
>7 40 81.6% 9 18.4%
Siblings         0.021*
1 13 39.4% 20 60.6%
2 49 53.3% 43 46.7%
3 12 50.0% 12 50.0%
4+ 131 64.5% 72 35.5%
Parents are alive         0.385
Yes, both 192 58.5% 136 41.5%
Only mother 9 47.4% 10 52.6%
Only father 4 80.0% 1 20.0%
Parents divorced         0.723
Yes 16 61.5% 10 38.5%
No 189 58.0% 137 42.0%
Mother work         0.181
Housewife 108 55.1% 88 44.9%
Working 97 62.2% 59 37.8%
Mother education         0.184
Below secondary 29 67.4% 14 32.6%
Secondary 39 50.6% 38 49.4%
University/postgraduate 137 59.1% 95 40.9%
Father education         0.021*
Below secondary 7 31.8% 15 68.2%
Secondary 53 64.6% 29 35.4%
University/postgraduate 145 58.5% 103 41.5%
Monthly income (in Saudi Riyals)         0.858
<5000 19 59.4% 13 40.6%
5000-10,000 64 56.1% 50 43.9%
>10,000 122 59.2% 84 40.8%
There is another caregiver for a child other than the parents, a maid or servant         0.002*
Yes 73 70.9% 30 29.1%
No 132 53.0% 117 47.0%