Incidence, Risk and Protective Factors for Unintentional, Nonfatal, Fall-Related Injuries at Home: A Community-Based Household Survey from Ujjain, India.

India childhood epidemiology home injuries nonfatal injuries

Journal

Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
ISSN: 1179-9927
Titre abrégé: Pediatric Health Med Ther
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101655856

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 12 12 2019
accepted: 11 02 2020
entrez: 29 2 2020
pubmed: 29 2 2020
medline: 29 2 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Childhood injury is an increasing public health burden and considered a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this study, we identified the distribution and risk factors for fall-related child injuries at home in Ujjain, India. A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 in Ujjain, India, which included 6308 children up to 18 years of age living in 2518 households. Data were collected using a pretested, semi-structured, proforma from the parents of the included children. The overall incidence of home injury was 7.78% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.12-8.84) in the last 1 year, ie, 2015-16. The incidence was significantly higher at 5-10 years of age (odds ratio [OR]: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.75-4.85; The incidence of fall injuries among children at home in Ujjain, India, was similar to other resource constraint settings. The incidence was higher in rural areas, in the age group of 5-10 years, and in families in which the mother was not alive. By contrast, large and combined families had a lower incidence of falls.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Childhood injury is an increasing public health burden and considered a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this study, we identified the distribution and risk factors for fall-related child injuries at home in Ujjain, India.
METHODS METHODS
A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 in Ujjain, India, which included 6308 children up to 18 years of age living in 2518 households. Data were collected using a pretested, semi-structured, proforma from the parents of the included children.
RESULTS RESULTS
The overall incidence of home injury was 7.78% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.12-8.84) in the last 1 year, ie, 2015-16. The incidence was significantly higher at 5-10 years of age (odds ratio [OR]: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.75-4.85;
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of fall injuries among children at home in Ujjain, India, was similar to other resource constraint settings. The incidence was higher in rural areas, in the age group of 5-10 years, and in families in which the mother was not alive. By contrast, large and combined families had a lower incidence of falls.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32110140
doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S242173
pii: 242173
pmc: PMC7039069
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

65-72

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Pathak et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Ashish Pathak (A)

Department of Pediatrics, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456006, India.
Department of Women and Children's Health, International Maternal and Child Health Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-751 85, Sweden.
Department of Global Public Health, Health Systems and Policy-Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 76, Sweden.
International Centre for Health Research, Ujjain Charitable Trust Hospital and Research Centre, Ujjain 456006, MP, India.

Nitin Agarwal (N)

Department of Pediatric Surgery, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, 456006, India.

Love Mehra (L)

Department of Pediatrics, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456006, India.

Aditya Mathur (A)

Department of Pediatrics, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456006, India.

Vishal Diwan (V)

Department of Global Public Health, Health Systems and Policy-Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 76, Sweden.
Department of Public Health & Environment, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456006, India.
ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH), Bhopal, India.

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