Aspects epidémiologiques des accidents domestiques de l'enfant à Libreville (Gabon)

Ategbo, S; Minto'o, Steeve; Koko, J.; Mba-Meyo, SM

doi:10.4303/cmch/c120201

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“…In addition, our results revealed that domestic accidents occurred more often in children under five (57.5% less than two years in our series). Our results are similar to findings in the literature [17] [18] [19]. Our observations can be explained by the fact that children of this age spend more time at home compared to older children.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In addition, there is a link between socio-economic status and housing conditions [27]. The same findings have been reported by other African authors [17] [28]. In most households in Brazzaville, this fuel is packaged in the same containers as drinking water, especially in plastic bottles.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…On the other hand, at Nordberg [22] domestic accidents occurred much more on working days than on weekends, an observation contradicting our findings. Ategbo et al [17] in Gabon have made the same observation. According to them, most parents become distressed and exhausted over the weekend and spend less time supervising their children.…”

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confidence: 54%

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Prospective Study of Domestic Accidents of the Child in Brazzaville, Congo

Kambourou¹,

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Gildas³

et al. 2020

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Background: Home related accidents have emerged as an important public health issue in pediatrics. However, very few studies have been conducted in sub-saharan countries on domestic accidents among children. The purpose of this study was to determine the hospital frequency of domestic accidents in Brazzaville children, the type of accident, establish etiological factors and mortality. Methods: A total of 173 cases of domestic accidents were collected through a prospective study conducted from 1 January to 31 December 2017 in the pediatric intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Brazzaville. Medical records of children victims of unintentional trauma at home or in its immediate surroundings were collected. The following variables were recorded: the age and sex of the child, the hour, day and month of occurrence of the accident, parental attitudes in the management, and the prognosis (mortality). Results: Domestic accidents accounted for 9.2% of all admissions. The average age was 28.8 ± 10.5 months, a male predominance was noted (sex ratio equal to 1.6). Domestic accidents were found in 57.5% of children under two years (p < 0.05). These children belong with more than 3 children in 63% of the cases. Accidents were dominated by ingestions (56.1% of cases), followed by falls (16.2%), burns (10.9%) and drug poisoning (9.2%). They often occurred between 12 pm and 8 pm, most often in the yard, the kitchen and the surroundings of the home. Three cases of death (1.53%) were enrolled including 2 cases of burns. Conclusion: domestic accidents are common in Brazzaville but their frequency is underestimated. Accidental ingestion remains the most frequent type of accident and mortality is high. Control of the causative factors is necessary to undertake effective preventive actions.

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Prospective Study of Domestic Accidents of the Child in Brazzaville, Congo

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“…Nous constatons dans notre étude une prédominance masculine, comme dans la majorité des séries de la littérature [ 1 , 4 , 8 – 15 ]. Cette prédominance masculine pourrait être liée à un comportement plus agressif des garçons, volontiers plus rétifs quant aux interdits [ 10 ]. Cependant, dans notre étude, il existe une surreprésentation masculine par rapport aux études comparatives.…”

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“…Dans notre étude, c’est la tranche d’âge de 0 à 5 ans qui est la plus touchée. Ce résultat concorde avec la majorité des séries de la littérature [ 9 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 16 ]. La place des enfants âgés de 6 à 10 ans et de 11 à 15 ans est variable selon les études.…”

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Les accidents de la vie courante chez l’enfant à Dakar: à propos de 201 cas

Mohamed¹,

Sagna²,

Fall³

et al. 2017

Pan Afr Med J

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Les accidents de la vie courante (AcVC) sont fréquents chez l’enfant et peuvent être à l’origine de lésions handicapantes et de décès. L’objectif de notre travail était d’étudier les aspects épidémiologiques et lésionnels des AcVC à Dakar. C’est une étude transversale descriptive menée du 1er Janvier 2013 au 30 juin 2013. Les enfants victimes d’accidents domestiques, d’accidents de sport et de loisirs ou d’accidents scolaires ont été inclus. Nous avons étudié des paramètres généraux et des paramètres ayant trait à chaque type d’AcVC. Deux cent et un enfants ont été inclus, ce qui représentait 27% des consultations aux urgences. Il y avait 148 garçons et 53 filles. Les enfants de moins de 5 ans étaient les plus touchés (37,8%). Le football et le jeu de lutte étaient les grands pourvoyeurs d’AcVC. Les AcVC survenaient principalement à domicile (58,2%) et dans les aires de sport et de loisirs (31,8%). Les fractures prédominaient dans les différents types d’AcVC: 54,9% des accidents domestiques, 68,8% des accidents de sport et de loisirs et 40% des accidents scolaires. Au plan épidémiologique, nos résultats sont superposables à la littérature. Les fractures prédominent à l’opposé de la littérature où les contusions sont prépondérantes. Le jeu de lutte est le plus grand pourvoyeur de ces fractures après le football. La connaissance des aspects épidémiologiques et lésionnels permet de mener des campagnes de prévention des AcVC à Dakar.

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