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.
Bashour
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic. hbashour@scs-net.org
Kharouf
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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