Background: Child injuries significantly impact health and development, shaping the nation's future. With proper knowledge, parents or primary caregivers can effectively prevent, address, and treat these predictable injuries.
Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 373 parents or primary caregivers of children under 14 years old in four randomly selected urban slum areas in Malwani, Mumbai Suburban District.
Results: Only 30% of respondents had basic first aid knowledge, and merely 10% were aware of unintentional injuries, correlating significantly with parental literacy levels. However, most respondents demonstrated appropriate responses.
Conclusions: Parental or primary caregiver knowledge and response play a critical role in mitigating unintentional child injuries. Increasing awareness among parents and primary caregivers about injuries, their impact on child development and first aid is imperative.
Keywords: child; fall; mortality.
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