ANALYSIS OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND BEHAVIOR ABOUT SAFE TOY CHOICE OF THE FAMILIES

Abstract

The research was carried out to determine the level of knowing the CE mark, which is the safe toy criterion, and the factors affecting the mothers of 3-6 years old children. It is of cross-sectional type. 130 mothers with children aged 3-6 who applied to Muş State Hospital Pediatric Polyclinic participated in the study. The data were collected with "Child and Family Introduction Form". Descriptive statistical methods, Mann Whitney U and Chi-square test were used in data analysis. A logistic regression model was established with variables that make a difference in univariate analyzes. The level of knowing the CE mark and its meaning is 26.9%. All independent variables affecting the knowledge of the CE mark were evaluated together in logistic regression; The mother's not having a high school graduation 3.6 times, the father not being a university graduate 5.8 times, the father not being a civil servant had a negative effect of 3.7, while each unit increase of the mother's age provided a positive effect of 1.1 times (p <0.05).