Community-based study of unintentional injuries among preschool children in Damascus.
To assess injuries among 1125 preschool children in Damascus, and to investigate the risk factors, a retrospective home survey of childhood injuries for a period of 12 months was carried out in 4 areas of residence: agricultural rural, non-agricultural rural, periurban and urban. More than 75% of mothers believed that injuries were preventable. During the year preceding the study, 261 injuries were reported, an incidence of 23%. The most frequent injuries were from falls, 52.0%, and most injuries (73.9%) occurred inside the home. Area of residence was the only independent predictor for the occurrence of childhood injuries.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic. hbashour@scs-net.org
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D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002423:Cause of Death; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018881:Suburban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013593:Syria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control