Authors: Rahul Bhamkar Bageshree Seth Maninder Singh Setia
Publish Date: 2016/05/24
Volume: 83, Issue: 10, Pages: 1114-1120
Abstract
The study is a cross sectional analysis of data collected from 351 children presenting with unintentional injury to a tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai India Data were collected about variables based on Haddon Phase Factor Matrix — host environment and agent factors Proportions for categorical variables across various groups were compared using Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the factorsFalls 36 were the most common injuries followed by bites 23 Majority of children were school going children 38 followed by preschool children 29 Fortyseven percent were from lower socioeconomic class Commonest place of injury was home 48 and the commonest time was evening 49 Though there was male predominance in injuries the difference across gender did not vary significantly p = 015 Poisonings were significantly more common in infants and toddlers and in rural population p 0001 kerosene being the commonest agent Rural population is at more risk of bites compared to urban p 0001 dog bites being the commonest followed by scorpion bites Foreign bodies were significantly more common in upper and middle socioeconomic class and bites in lower socioeconomic class p 0005 Injuries from rural area and lower socioeconomic class were more serious requiring hospitalization they were also more likely to present late to the hospital p 005Profile of injuries varies widely as per the variations in agent host and environmental factors Socioenvironmental economic conditions and infancytoddler age groups are predisposing risk factors for bites and poisoning Although rural areas and lower socioeconomic class population are more vulnerable to serious types of injuries they still lack essential basic medical care
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