Khudadad Umerdad, Karbakhsh Mojgan, Yau Anita, Rajabali Fahra, Zheng Alex, Giles Audrey R, Pike Ian
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2024 Dec;31(4):556-567. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2024.2378124. Epub 2024 Jul 19.
The significant burden of home injuries has become a growing concern that affect thousands of people every year across Canada. This study examined the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and unintentional injuries occurring at home leading to hospitalizations in British Columbia (BC) between 2015 and 2019. This study used de-identified hospitalization data on unintentional home-related injuries from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and population data for each dissemination area from Statistics Canada's 2016 Census Profiles. Hospitalization rates were computed for unintentional home-related injuries across four dimensions specified in the Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) for BC. For three CIMD dimensions (situational vulnerability, economic dependency, and residential instability), unintentional home injury rates were higher in areas with higher deprivation, while the inverse was observed for ethno-cultural diversity. Understanding socio-economic disparities within neighbourhoods enables injury prevention partners to identify vulnerable populations and prioritize the development and implementation of evidence-based injury prevention interventions.
家庭伤害造成的重大负担已成为一个日益令人担忧的问题，每年影响着加拿大成千上万的人。本研究调查了2015年至2019年期间不列颠哥伦比亚省（BC）邻里贫困与在家中发生的导致住院的意外伤害之间的关系。本研究使用了来自出院摘要数据库（DAD）的与家庭意外伤害相关的去识别化住院数据，以及加拿大统计局2016年人口普查概况中每个传播区域的人口数据。根据BC省多重贫困指数（CIMD）规定的四个维度，计算了与家庭意外伤害相关的住院率。在三个CIMD维度（情境脆弱性、经济依赖性和居住不稳定性）方面，贫困程度较高地区的家庭意外伤害率更高，而在种族文化多样性方面则观察到相反的情况。了解邻里之间的社会经济差异有助于伤害预防合作伙伴识别弱势群体，并优先制定和实施基于证据的伤害预防干预措施。
