title: Epidemiological survey of the prevalence of non-fatal injury among children aged 5-14 years in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of non-fatal injuries among children aged 5-14 years in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data of 21 973 children aged 5-14 years were extracted from the Fourth National Health Service Survey of China carried out between June 15 and July 10, 2008. Injury-related indicators included: history of ever having had an injury, and injury frequency, cause, location and severity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence of non-fatal injuries among the children in the previous 12 months was 17.0 per 1000 subjects. The leading causes of non-fatal injuries were falls, animal bites, traffic accidents, falling objects and burns. The majority of children sustained only one injury. The main place of injury was at home in 40% and 54% of urban boys and girls, respectively, at school in 48% of rural boys, and at home and at school each in 33% of rural girls. Medical treatment for one day was the main option for 80% of urban boys and girls, 84% of rural boys, and 72% of rural girls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nonfatal injuries among children aged 5-14 years are a serious public health concern in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China. minghu0129@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Guo Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhen Qiu
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*