title: Children's indoor and outdoor play patterns in Ahwaz City: implications for injury prevention.
abstract: A cross-sectional study in Ahwaz city, Islamic Republic of Iran, described children's indoor and outdoor play patterns. A total of 952 pupils aged 7 and 9 years and 942 parents completed questionnaires. Children's favourite activities were: playing football (22.3%), cycling (13.2%) and watching television (12.3%). This differed from those perceived by the parents who reported watching television (20.3%), playing football (13.3%) and playing in street (11.4%). Children reported their favourite places to play were: street (27.4%), park/playground (18.3%) and home (17.8%). There were significant differences in play patterns by age and sex. The play patterns of older children and boys exposed them to more hazardous situations than younger children and girls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. hsoori@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soori
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000367:Age Factors; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries*; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*