Unintentional injuries. Risk factors in preschool children.
Successful strategies for preventing childhood injuries require better understanding of injury epidemiology. A case-control study was designed to identify risk factors for injury among preschool patients of a university-affiliated, community-based family practice center. Thirty-four children who were injured during a 1-year period and 36 age- and sex-matched controls were included. A description of the injury incident and data from each child's medical record and a parent interview were recorded. All injuries were relatively minor. The following were associated with increased injury risk: a history of a chronic medical condition; weight in the lowest 25th percentile of the national distribution; birth order of third or later in the family; maternal education higher than the high school level; and, possibly, a history of previous injury.
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Division of Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH 44272.
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D000061:Accidents, Home; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001722:Birth Order; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D009820:Ohio; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*