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    Prevalencia y características de los accidentes en el hogar que presentaron los niños/as menores de 5 años de la parroquia El Valle, Cuenca 2013
    (2013) Córdova Cango, María Lourdes; Duy Tenesaca, Yessica Alexandra; Buenaño Barrionuevo, Llaquelina Amanda; Verdugo Sánchez, Adriana Elizabeth
    Background.- Research is important because home is where you spend the most time throughout life. Objective.- This research allowed us to describe the prevalence and characteristics of accidents in the home who had children / as under 5 years of the parish "The Valley". Material and Methods.- A prevalence study aimed to describe the characteristics of accidents in the home of children under 5 years of the Parish "The Valley". We worked with a finite universe consisting of 2921 children. A sample was determined by selection involving 184 children whose mothers signed consent for voluntary participation in the research. As the interview technique was used as a form instrument validated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The data are presented in tables that describe the absolute and relative frequencies of the study variables. Results: 184 children had accidents in the home, 28.9% of them are 2-3 years old, the most common accidents are the trauma with 63.6%. The 39.7% of the population lives with mom, dad and children their house type dwellings are in the 82.6%. The 91.8% who have had accidents children have recovered. Conclusions: The children were treated at the scene of the accident in this case the home by a family member and are not reported to the sub-center which causes alteration in the consolidated monthly and are as if they never existed. KEY WORDS: INFANT UNDER ONE AGED DeCS: ACCIDENTS, HOME-CLASSIFICATION; ACCIDENTS, HOME- STATISTICS & NUMERICAL DATA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; INFANT; RURAL AREAS; CUENCA-ECUADOR