Mortality and causes of accidental injury among children and adolescents aged 5-19 in Yunnan Province during 2015-2019
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.09.029
- VernacularTitle:云南省2015—2019年儿童青少年意外伤害死亡原因分析
- Author:
ZHANG Ziyan, TANG Xian, SHEN Huijie, JIAO Feng, HUANG Yuan, CHEN Ying, CHEN Yang
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Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming (650500) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Wounds and injuvies;
Accidental falls;
Mortality;
Child;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(9):1399-1402
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the epidemiological characteristics of mortality of accidental injury children aged 5-19 years in Yunnan Province during 2015-2019, to provide further evidence for reducing accidental mortality in children.
Methods:The mortality cases of accidental injury by gender, age groups, and causes among children and adolescents in Yunnan Province during 2015 to 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. Poisson regression model was used to estimate the trend of mortality. Chi square test was used to compare the differences of mortality by gender and age groups.
Results:During 2015 to 2019, the mortality rate of accidental injury in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years in Yunnan Province decreased from 19.15/10 5 in 2015 to 18.35/10 5 in 2019 (Z=-3.36, P <0.01). The mortality rate of all types of accidental injuries in male was higher than that in female ( χ 2=867.01, 11.69 , 147.60, 190.34, 7.23, 702.97, P <0.05). The top three causes of fatal accidental injuries included road traffic accidents, drowning and falls. Except for accidental falls, the mortality rate of other causes in the 15-19 age group was significantly higher than that in the age of 5-9 years and 10-14 years groups ( χ 2=764.47, 75.91, 31.75, 9.24, 114.96, 327.64, P <0.05). The top three traffic accidents were happened among motorcyclists, light trucks or caravans and cars, accounting for 27.83%, 10.57% and 7.90% respectively.
Conclusion:Targeted measures should be taken continuously according to the characteristics of children and adolescents in different regions, age groups and gender to reduce the incidence and mortality of accidental injuries among children.
