Occurrence of injuries among left-behind children from 27 poor rural areas in 12 provinces of China, 2016
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.11.006
- VernacularTitle: 2016年中国12省份27个贫困农村地区留守儿童伤害发生情况
- Author:
Pengpeng YE
1
;
Yuan WANG
1
;
Yuliang ER
1
;
Xiao DENG
1
;
Xu ZHU
2
;
Xiaona HUANG
2
;
Chunxia ZHAO
2
;
Leilei DUAN
1
Author Information
1. Division of Injury Prevention and Mental Health, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
2. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Beijing 100600, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child injury;
Left-behind children;
Poor areas;
Rural areas
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2019;40(11):1369-1375
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the injuries among 16 459 left-behind children from 27 poor rural areas in 12 provinces of China, 2016.
Methods:Data were collected from the survey of 'Health Service Needs Assessment’ (HSNA) program on left-behind children, from poor rural areas in the middle and western parts of China. Factors including causes, types, locations, related activities, ways of treatment and outcomes among left-behind children with injuries in 2016, were described and analyzed by gender and age groups.
Results:In 2016, per-person and person-time incidence rates of injuries were 8.88% and 11.21%, among the 16 459 left-behind children from 27 poor rural areas in 12 provinces of China, both higher in boys, than in girls. Most injuries were unintentional with its proportion higher in older children. The main types of injuries were seen as falls, blunt and sharp injuries, with burns and animal injuries more common in younger children. Injuries among left-behind children mainly took place at home, kindergarten/school, and on the highways/streets/roads, during playing. Most common ways of treatment would include at the emergency settings, self-treated, with older children more likely to treat by themselves. Most injuries were cured.
Conclusions:In programs on prevention and control of injuries targeting the left-behind children in poor rural areas, special attention should be given to older boys, on falls and blunt/sharp injuries, at home or kindergarten/school. Education programs should pinpoint on self-rescue skills and guidance on kids by the parents, with behavioral norms and social support included. Related comprehensive prevention and control mechanism should be developed in families, schools and communities, with medical resources and insurance mechanism explored to serve these population and districts, including those left-behind children.
