Epidemiological study on the trend of accidental deaths among children under five in Guangzhou, 2001-2010
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2012.12.013
- VernacularTitle:广州市5岁以下儿童2001-2010年意外死亡趋势流行病学分析
- Author:
Sui-Fang LIN
1
;
Yan HU
;
Lin JIANG
;
Yan-Fei XING
;
Li-Juan XIU
;
Hui-Yan LIU
Author Information
1. 510180,广州市妇女儿童医疗中心
- Keywords:
Injure;
Death;
Trend;
Intervention
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2012;33(12):1258-1260
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the trend of accidental death among children under 5 years of age.Methods A survey on accidental death among children was performed in Guangzhou to compare the data from the national monitoring program on the deaths under five in the same period during 2001-2010.Data on mortality and causes of injures were adjusted by missing reports.Results Mortality rates on injuries were decreasing annually from 2001 to 2010.Comparing with 2001,the magnitude of the drop in mortality among the 0,1-4 and under 5 year groups were 72.02％,77.17％ and 74.66％ respectively,with statistically significant differences (P＝0.000).During the 10 years of observation,data showed a dropping trend (P＝0.000) of the mortalitics on drowning,traffic accident,suffocation and falling,especially on drowning and suffocation.The main causes of death were suffocation in the 0 year group,drowning in the 1-2-year group,traffic accident and poisoning in the 3-year group,traffic accident and falling in the 4-year group.The accidental deaths happened in ‘C area’ which including Huadu,Conghua,Zengcheng,Panyu and Nansha,with the total proportion of accidental death in Guangzhou as 75.69％.Conclusion The mortality of accidental deaths among children under 5 years of age in Guangzhou had been decreasing during 2001-2010,mainly owing to the practice of intervention programs on drowning and suffocation,suggesting the necessity of integrating the health education programs on accidental injury with the healthcare management system in children in the country,focusing on the suburban and county levels where economy was relatively undeveloped or with more floating population.
