Dave Viral R, Rana Bhavik M, Shah Venu R, Sonaliya Kantibhai N
Department of Community Medicine, GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2022 Apr-Jun;47(2):187-191. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_1275_21. Epub 2022 Jul 11.
Childhood injuries are a less explored area of public health. In the presence of public health problems such as communicable and noncommunicable diseases, childhood injury has gained less attention from the health system.
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of various types of unintentional injuries (UI) amongst children and to assess the factors associated with same.
The study was conducted at Ahmedabad District of Gujarat State, and this is a cross-sectional sStudy.
The current study was a part of a multicentric national level research supported by Indian Council of Medical Research. Total 11 sites were selected across India, which all followed a uniform methodology. One of the selected sites was Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2341 households. The study participants were children aged from 6 months up to 18 years. A total of 3018 children and their caretakers were interviewed using software-based questionnaire.
Statistical analysis was performed by frequencies and Percentage, Chi-square Test, Z-Test.
The overall prevalence of injuries was 7.62%. Gender and area of residence were significantly associated with UI. Fall-related injuries had the highest prevalence (3.38%), followed by road traffic injuries (RTI) (1.62%). The prevalence of burn-related injuries and poisoning was higher among females compared to males. No mortality was observed due to UI.
Majority of the injuries were of minor or trivial type. Fall-related injury and RTI were the most common types of UIs among children.
儿童伤害是公共卫生领域较少被探索的一个方面。在存在诸如传染病和非传染病等公共卫生问题的情况下，儿童伤害在卫生系统中得到的关注较少。
本研究的目的是评估儿童中各类意外伤害（UI）的患病率，并评估与之相关的因素。
本研究在古吉拉特邦艾哈迈达巴德区进行，这是一项横断面研究。
本研究是由印度医学研究理事会支持的多中心国家级研究的一部分。在印度各地共选择了11个地点，所有地点均采用统一方法。选定的地点之一是古吉拉特邦艾哈迈达巴德区的多尔卡乡。这项横断面研究在2341户家庭中进行。研究参与者为6个月至18岁的儿童。使用基于软件的问卷对总共3018名儿童及其照料者进行了访谈。
采用频率和百分比、卡方检验、Z检验进行统计分析。
伤害的总体患病率为7.62%。性别和居住地区与意外伤害显著相关。跌倒相关伤害的患病率最高（3.38%），其次是道路交通伤害（RTI）（1.62%）。女性烧伤相关伤害和中毒的患病率高于男性。未观察到因意外伤害导致的死亡。
大多数伤害为轻度或轻微类型。跌倒相关伤害和道路交通伤害是儿童中最常见的意外伤害类型。
