Children at Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mothers' Awareness and Practices Regarding Chemical Product Labels at Home

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dc.authorid0000-0001-9815-2843
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Bahise
dc.contributor.authorCalbayram, Nazan Cakirer
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:00:43Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Children's exposure to chemical products at home poses significant health risks, making mothers' awareness and label-reading practices crucial for ensuring household safety. Objective This study aimed to determine the frequency of mothers reading labels on chemical products and their knowledge of label symbols. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study included 352 mothers whose children were between the ages of 6-18 years. Data were collected through an online survey using the Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics Data Form and the Chemical Label Symbols Information Questionnaire. Results It was found that 65.6% of the mothers were interested in chemical product labels, 38.9% always read the information on the label, and 70.5% believed that the information on the label was useful. The label symbol that mothers knew the most was the symbol for airing the room after use (94.9%) and the least was the symbol for acute poisoning (50.6%). It was found that the frequency of label reading increased as the number of family members and the number of children decreased (p < 0.05). Conclusion It was determined that although mothers were highly aware of the symbols on chemical product labels, the frequency of label reading was insufficient. Children's health is at risk due to the excessive use of chemical products at home.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors received no specific funding for this work.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to acknowledge all mothers in this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jep.70163
dc.identifier.issn1356-1294
dc.identifier.issn1365-2753
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid40492948
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105007610640
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70163
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34678
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001506701900004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectchemical product labels
dc.subjectChildren's health
dc.subjecthousehold safety
dc.subjectlabel reading practices
dc.subjectmothers' awareness
dc.titleChildren at Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mothers' Awareness and Practices Regarding Chemical Product Labels at Home
dc.typeArticle

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