Background :Cancer is a leading cause of death among children and adolescents
around the world. Approximately 300,000 child aged 0 to 19 years old are diagnosed with
cancer each year. The main mode of treatment for pediatric cancer is Antineoplastic
chemotherapy. The pediatric oncology nurse has a realistic opportunity to assess the home
safety precautions that are followed by children's caregivers during the first few days after
administration of chemotherapy. Objective: Identify the home safety precautions to be
followed by the caregivers during the week after administration of chemotherapy for children.
Design: A descriptive research design was employed to accomplish this study. Method A
convenient sample of 200 caregivers attending the hematology/oncology outpatient clinic at
University Specialty Hospital with their children for scheduled follow up was included. Two
tools were used to collect data. They include sociodemographic clinical characteristics of
children and their caregivers' structured interview schedule in addition to and assessment
checklist of home safety precautions followed by the caregivers during the week after
administration of chemotherapy to their children. Data was collected over a period of five
months starting from the beginning of August to the end of December 2019. Results:
Seventy-nine and half percent of caregivers did not use the Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE). In addition to, 93.5% of them poorly handled the spills and splashes of body fluids.
As well, 97.5% did not safely handle trash and laundry. Conclusion Caregivers had poor
total practice score related to the home safety precautions that are followed by them during
the week after administration of chemotherapy to their children.