International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78029122018123119831983ENDepartment of Disaster Public Health, School of Public Health, Students’ Scientific Research Center & Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran & Health Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, ShirazSafety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center & Department of Health in Disaster and Emergency, School of Health, Safety and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran & Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenResearch Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pasteur Institute of Iran, TehranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, TehranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran20181231<p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Background</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Social determinants of health (SDH) provide a platform in improving health society such as safety. Safety is essential for children because it is directly related to the health and development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the current home safety in the capital city<br />of Iran for children below fve years by community-based initiative and its association with common SDH variables. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Methods</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">This is a cross-sectional study, considering community- and family-based initiative. According this fve domains checklist which was including physical, kitchen, bath, toys, and f rst-aid kit , 200 family home safety were evaluated. Moreover, the relation between children safety and social determinants of health was assessed. Furthermore, the research team designed an attractive record card for each child that was distributed among families by community volunteers.<br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Results</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">The result was extracted into two age groups: less and more than 6 months. We designed an attractive card for each child and distributed among families by volunteers. It showed that children of age above 6 months had higher home safety score. We found a positive association between mother’s education and total safety score. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">This study was a part of MAZDAK project which means friendly environment for children in Persian word. It showed that an effective way<br />for promoting children safety in the community would be community engagement and family cooperation. As the family education can help reduce children injuries, MAZDAK as a model can been run in the other places to check the effects of SDH on home safety for children. This was<br />an experience of improving community knowledge and behavior about home safety by the parents themselves to improve their children safety environment, and it is going to continue the effcacy of Intervention.<br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0" style="color: #00652e;"><strong>Keywords</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle3">Children, community‑based initiation, safety, social determinants of health</span></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/1983http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/1983/717717803