The burden of childhood injuries and evidence based strategies developed using the injury surveillance system in Pasto, Colombia

Espitia-Hardeman, Victoria; Borse, Nagesh N.; Dellinger, Ann M.; Betancourt, Carmen Elena; Villareal, Alba Nelly; Caicedo, Luz Diana; Portillo, Carlos

doi:10.1136/ip.2009.026112

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“…The higher incidence in boys has also been reported by other authors 9,10,11,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 . The reasons for the difference between sexes are not clear.…”

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confidence: 80%

Acidentes por quedas, cortes e queimaduras em crianças de 0-4 anos: coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2004

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Knowledge on the incidence of childhood accidents according to the child's stage of development is important for designing preventive programs targeting each age bracket. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of falls, cuts, and burns in children up to four years of age according to family economic status and maternal age and schooling, in children from the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. We calculated the incidence rates and incidence rates ratios for the 0-12, 12-24, and 24-48-months

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“…The higher incidence in boys has also been reported by other authors 9,10,11,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 . The reasons for the difference between sexes are not clear.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

Acidentes por quedas, cortes e queimaduras em crianças de 0-4 anos: coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2004

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“…Governmental social centres are social institutions based on convincing citizens in the needs of their local communities to grow, develop and involve them in understanding their needs and problems, and provide care for citizens of all ages (Espitia-Hardeman et al, 2011). The mission of these centres is to preserve health by providing preventive and curative health services in a fair and high quality by using the best resources and techniques.…”

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confidence: 99%

Family Adherence on Children’s Preventive Measures on the Protection of Children

Aldarabah¹,

Al-Mouhtadi²,

Hamaden³

2019

IJLD

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The aim of this study was to identify the impact of family adherence to preventive measures on protecting children aged 2 to 4 years from accidents inside and outside the home in the southern governorates of Jordan. The researcher was used descriptive approach design, as the sample of the study was 1200 mothers who have children aged 2-4 years in the southern governorates of Jordan (Karak, Tafilah, Ma'an and Aqaba). The study discussed the main accidents that a child may be exposed to including burning, suffocation, fall, poisoning, drowning, electrical, and other accidents such as road traffic accidents, glass-related accidents, sharp tools accidents, and strangulation including blind cords. The results revealed that most women were found to have poor knowledge regarding children accidents prevention. In addition, the result showed that there were a significant differences between the training course and the mother education on the protection of children aged 2 to 4 years from accidents in the southern governorates. Moreover, the results showed that the age of mother has an impact difference were the younger mothers were more follow the prevention measures in the protection of children. The resulte revealed that "Other Accidents (road traffic, glass-related, sharp tools and strangulation including blind cords)" was high scour between the seven accidents among the mothers on the southern governorates of Jordan. The researcher recommended that the importance of educating mothers about the need to adhere to preventive measures to protect children from accidents that may occur inside and outside the home.

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“…But death review needs to be tied, whenever possible, to stakeholders with the resources to act upon its findings. Reporting from Pasto, Columbia, Hardeman and colleagues provide a strong example from a middle income country that illustrates the importance of having an audience for surveillance findings 23. With political will, CDR data were used to catalyse local prevention interventions.…”

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Injury prevention in child death review

Johnston

Covington

2011

Inj Prev

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The burden of childhood injuries and evidence based strategies developed using the injury surveillance system in Pasto, Colombia

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Acidentes por quedas, cortes e queimaduras em crianças de 0-4 anos: coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2004

Acidentes por quedas, cortes e queimaduras em crianças de 0-4 anos: coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2004

Family Adherence on Children’s Preventive Measures on the Protection of Children

Injury prevention in child death review

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