Chan Emily Y Y, Gao Yang, Li Liping, Lee Po Yi
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
BMJ Open. 2017 Jan 20;7(1):e012813. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012813.
Little is known about pet-related injuries in Asian populations. This study primarily aimed to investigate the incidence rate of pet-related household injuries in Hong Kong, an urban Chinese setting.
Cantonese-speaking non-institutionalised population of all ages in Hong Kong accessible by telephone land-line.
A total of 43 542 telephone numbers were dialled and 6570 residents successfully completed the interviews.
Data of pet-related household injuries in the previous 12 months, pet ownership and socio-demographic characteristics were collected with a questionnaire. Direct standardisation of the incidence rates of pet-related household injuries by gender and age to the 2009 Hong Kong Population Census was estimated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to estimate risks of socio-demographic factors and pet ownership for the injury.
A total of 84 participants experienced pet-related household injuries in the past 12 months, with an overall person-based incidence rate of 1.28%. The majority of the victims were injured once (69.6%). Cats (51.6%) were the most common pets involved. Pet owners were at an extremely higher risk after controlling for other factors (adjusted OR: 52.0, 95% CI 22.1 to 98.7). Females, the unmarried, those with higher monthly household income and those living in lower-density housing were more likely to be injured by pets.
We project a pet-related household injury incidence rate of 1.24% in the general Hong Kong population, with 86 334 residents sustaining pet-related injuries every year. Pet ownership puts people at extremely high risk, especially the unmarried. Further studies should focus on educating pet owners to reduce pet-related injuries in urban Greater China.
关于亚洲人群中与宠物相关的伤害，我们了解甚少。本研究主要旨在调查中国城市香港地区与宠物相关的家庭伤害发生率。
通过固定电话可联系到的香港所有年龄段讲粤语的非机构化人群。
共拨打了43542个电话号码，6570名居民成功完成访谈。
通过问卷收集过去12个月内与宠物相关的家庭伤害数据、宠物饲养情况及社会人口学特征。对按性别和年龄划分的与宠物相关的家庭伤害发生率进行直接标准化，以2009年香港人口普查数据为标准进行估计。进行单因素和多因素分析，以评估社会人口学因素和宠物饲养情况对伤害的风险。
在过去12个月中，共有84名参与者经历了与宠物相关的家庭伤害，总体人群发生率为1.28%。大多数受害者仅受伤一次（69.6%）。涉及的最常见宠物是猫（51.6%）。在控制其他因素后，宠物主人受伤风险极高（调整后的比值比：52.0，95%可信区间22.1至98.7）。女性、未婚者、家庭月收入较高者以及居住在低密度住房者更容易受到宠物伤害。
我们预计香港普通人群中与宠物相关的家庭伤害发生率为1.24%，每年有86334名居民遭受与宠物相关的伤害。饲养宠物使人们面临极高风险，尤其是未婚者。进一步研究应聚焦于教育宠物主人，以减少大中华地区城市中与宠物相关的伤害。
