Abstract:
Background: Webinar is helpful to the audience in improving knowledge and update skills by inputting the latest techniques and methods related to their respective fields especially with the presence of the coronavirus. Aim: Evaluate Webinar Effectiveness in teaching mothers regarding Accident Prevention and First Aids in children during Corona Virus pandemic. Design: A Quasi-Experimental research design (one group pre/post design) will be used in this study. Setting: The study was carried in Sohag City, Egypt. Subjects: This study was carried out on a purposive sample of 250 mothers. Tools: A self-administered questionnaire was used in this study; it includes four parts: Mothers' demographic data, mothers' accidents prevention, and first aids knowledge, mothers' first aids practical knowledge, and webinar characteristics. Results: It noticed that webinar presentation had a statistically significant effect on improving both accident prevention and first aids knowledge among mothers immediately after the webinar presentation (P=0.000). The webinar had a statistically significant effect on improving first-aids practical knowledge among mothers immediately after the webinar presentation (P=0.000). Conclusion: The majority of the mothers reported that online webinar was an effective method in improving mothers' knowledge and practical knowledge regarding accident prevention and first aids in children during coronavirus pandemic. Recommendations: A well-planned health education about the topic could be introduced to the mothers by using a webinar presentation.