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Household chemicals and pre-schoolers: Caretakers’ beliefs and perspectives on risks and responsibilities

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2022
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Bearth, A., Bosshart, N., Wermelinger, S., Daum, M. M., & Siegrist, M. (2022). Household chemicals and pre-schoolers: Caretakers’ beliefs and perspectives on risks and responsibilities. Safety Science, 154, 105864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105864

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Chemical products are present in most households and can endanger the health of humans, particularly toddlers and pre-school children. With a focus on accident prevention, this article investigates parents and other caretakers’ beliefs and perspectives on risks and responsibilities. A mixed method approach was applied, combining in-depth qualitative interviews (pre-study, N = 10) and a quantitative survey (main study, N = 688) with Swiss caretakers of pre-school children. The questionnaire of the main study was developed based on the

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154

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105864

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Safety Research, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Building and Construction

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English

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2022-10-01

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2023-02-08

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0925-7535

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26 since deposited on 2023-02-08
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142 since deposited on 2023-02-08
140last week
Acq. date: 2025-11-14

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Bearth, A., Bosshart, N., Wermelinger, S., Daum, M. M., & Siegrist, M. (2022). Household chemicals and pre-schoolers: Caretakers’ beliefs and perspectives on risks and responsibilities. Safety Science, 154, 105864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105864

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