[A prevalence study on injuries among 2,553 children 7-16 years old].
OBJECTIVE
In order to find out the present situation and cause of injuries among children.


METHODS
A cluster sampling study on the conditions of injuries was conducted among 2,553 children 7-16 years old during the period of October 1996 to September 1997 in Shantou City, Guangdong Province.


RESULTS
There was a trend that the incidence of injuries increased with age among children. The overall incidence of injuries was 37.96% with schoolboys higher than schoolgirls (P < 0.05). There were 38.1% children who had more than two episodes. Falls took the leading type of incidence among both sexes and all age groups. Among the causes of injuries, playing, motion, riding and walking ranked the consecutive leading 4 places. The places where injuries occurred were mainly at home and then on campus. Self injured was mostly seen followed with hurt by others (classmate, sibling, et al). Medium and serious injuries took up 8% with a disability rate of 121.4/100,000.


CONCLUSIONS
Some preventive measures were preliminarily suggested.
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Shantou University Medical College.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control