An epidemiological survey on the incidence of non-fatal injury and influencing factors among children under 5 years old in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2011.08.008
- VernacularTitle:中国五岁以下儿童非致死性伤害发生率及影响因素研究
- Author:
Guo-Qing HU
1
;
Song-Lin ZHU
;
Qi-Qi WANG
;
Tian-Mu CHEN
;
Ai-Chun TAN
;
Qiong HE
;
Xin LIU
;
Ling XU
Author Information
1. 中南大学
- Keywords:
Injury,non-fatal;
Child;
Incidence;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2011;32(8):773-776
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To determine the incidence of non-fatal injuries and related influencing factors among children under 5 years old in China. Methods Data involving 10 819 children under 5 years old was from the Fourth National Health Service Survey of China. Injury-related indicators include: history of ever having had an injury, its frequency, cause, location and severity of the injury.A two-level Poissun regression was used to examine the significance of related socio-economic variables. Results The overall incidence rate of nonfatal injuries among children under 5 years old was 16.0 per 1000 population in the prior 12 months. The first three leading causes of non-fatal injuries were falls,animal bite, fire/bum among children under 1 year old,with the rates as 3.9, 1.8 and 1.8 per 1000 population, respectively. For children aged I to 4 years old, the first three leading causes were animal bite, fall, fire/burn with rates as 6.5,6.0 and 2.9 per 1000 population, respectively. 83.0% and 69.0% of last injuries occurred at home for the above said two age groups. No disability was found among children younger than 1 year old who suffered from a nonfatal injury while for the 1-4 age group, the disability accounted for 1.0% of injury-induced outcomes. After adjusting other variables,boys had 1.57 times the risk of injury compared with girls in the 1-4 age group (P＜0.05). The differences on the effects regarding ethmicity,per capita household income, and place were insignificant (P＞0.05). None of the socio-economic variables was found that significantly related to the non-fatal injury risk among children under 1 year old (P＞0.05). Conclusion The incidence of nonfatal injuries among children under 5 years old was 16.0 per 1000 population in the prior 12 months. The three leading causes of injuries were animal bite, falls, fire/bum respectively. Home was the most common place that non-fatal injuries occurred. Boys had a higher risk of injury compared with girls among children aged 1 to 4 years old and the difference was significant.
