title: An epidemiological study of the factors influencing poisoning in children aged 0-5 years.
abstract: The aim of this cross disciplinary study was to identify the most significant variables related to childhood accidental poisoning. The study was carried out on a representative sample of families living in the Greater Athens Area comprising 1245 children aged up to 5 years. Data were collected by a team of researchers (paediatricians, psychologists and social workers) and involved a structured interview and a paediatric examination. The findings show that childhood poisoning is correlated with: (1) biological variables, such as skeletal anomalies, language disorders, number of recent infections and complications of pregnancy; and (2) social factors, such as father's educational level, monthly family income, and overcrowding. Sex of the child was not found to influence poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paritsis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pallis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deligeorgis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doxiadis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phylactou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vlachonicolis
mesh_terms: D000057:Accident Proneness; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*