title: Non fatal injuries among infants: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence, nature and the extent of infant injuries in two suburban and rural communities of Pakistan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional study was conducted on a cohort of 310 infants in suburban and rural communities of Pakistan in September 2007. The information was collected from primary care-givers based on any injury that had occurred to their infants during the preceding 3 months that required treatment at home or in a hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of non-fatal injury for infants up to 1-year-old was found to be 19 injuries per 100 person (child) years of exposure (95% CI 9.90 - 27.21). In suburban area, the rate was 26 injuries/100 person (child) years (95 % CI 15.37 - 35.71), while in rural area, it was 13 injuries/100 person (child) years of exposure (95 % CI 4.79-18.39). Altogether, 13 episodes of injury were reported among infants in both the communities. The male to female infant ratio for injury was 1:2.2. Suburban area had more than double injuries compared to the rural area.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The magnitude of infant injuries was quite significant, especially among suburban and female children. There is a dire need to develop community-based interventions creating awareness on the matter.
authors.affiliation: Human Development Programme, Aga Khan University, Karachi. seema.laasi@aku.edu
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lasi
authors.forename: Ghazala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rafique
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peermohammad
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013383:Suburban Population; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology