Socioeconomic status and the incidence of child injuries in China

Fang, Xiangming; Jing, Ruiwei; Zeng, Guang; H, Linnan; Zhu, Xu; Linnan, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.022

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“…The rates of the main portion of nonfatal injury, unintentional injury, range from 11.3% to 13.9%, depending on the region, with the injury rates in rural areas slightly higher than those in urban areas [6]. In a word, injuries have led to a heavy burden of disease and have become a major public health problem in many developing countries including China [7]–[9].…”

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confidence: 99%

Features and Risk Factors of Nonfatal Injury among the Rural Children: A Survey of Seven Schools in a Mountain Area in Southwest China

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Yonghong

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et al. 2014

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Objective We aimed to investigate the patterns and risk factors of nonfatal injuries among rural mountain-area children in southwest China.MethodsA stratified sampling method was used to recruit rural children aged 8 to 17 years (mainly 9–14 years) from 7 schools. Self-reported injuries during the past 12 months and relevant concerns were collected from June to December 2012 by using a structured questionnaire in a class interview.ResultsThe mean age of the 2,854 children was 12.2±1.5 years. The probability of annual injury was 16.7% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 15.3–18.1%), with slightly higher injury risk for boys than girls (17.7% vs. 16.0%; P>0.05). The top 3 causes of injuries were falls (37.3%), animal-related incidents (20.6%), and burns (14.9%). The main injury risk factors included being involved in a violent episode (odds ratio [OR] 1.34, 95% CI 1.08–1.66, P = 0.007), maltreatment by parents or guardians (1.42, 1.17–1.72, P<0.001), and being from a single-child family (1.30, 1.10–1.66, P = 0.039). Older age was a protective factor (0.81, 0.76–0.87, P<0.001).ConclusionsThe incidence of nonfatal injury among rural children was high, and falls were the leading cause. Younger children and boys from poor-care and poor-living environments were at increased risk of injury, which requires urgent attention. Injury prevention programs targeting these issues are needed in this mountain area and similar rural regions of China.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Features and Risk Factors of Nonfatal Injury among the Rural Children: A Survey of Seven Schools in a Mountain Area in Southwest China

Shi

Yonghong

Shi³

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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“…149 Furthermore, in both urban and rural areas, the probability of being injured is higher for children from poor families than for those from wealthy families. 150 Urban women have lower injury-related mortality than do urban men; the number of injuryrelated deaths reported for urban women was 2912-4081 per year for 2004-10, compared with 5733-7734 per year for urban men. 146 Violent injuries to women in urban areas is an increasing and alarming issue, with prevalence reaching 10·7% (95% CI 7·8-15·5) in 21 cities in 2011.…”

Section: Injuries and Injury-related Deaths Statusmentioning

confidence: 92%

The Tsinghua–Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities in China: unlocking the power of cities for a healthy China

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“…With the effort and participation of the entire community, especially of its leaders and of its more differentiated segments, decisively acting in order to be able to modify environments and/or behaviors, it will be possible to correct the more critical situations and to mitigate the damage caused by unintentional injuries to children's health [9][10][11]16,[23][24][25][26].…”

Section: Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%