title: The characteristics of, and risk factors for, child injuries in Andhra Pradesh, India: the Young Lives project.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Injuries are an emerging public health issue among children worldwide, and one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life years lost for children aged 0-14 years. Few studies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, have analysed characteristics and risk factors for these injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study examined the occurrence and risk factors of serious non-fatal injuries in children aged 7-9 years (n=1820) from Andhra Pradesh, India. Logistic regression models were used to explore potential risk factors for these injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on a 3-year recall period, 336 (18.5%) children reported serious non-fatal injuries. Incidence was higher among males (209/971; 21.5%) compared to females (127/849; 15.0%). Of the most serious non-fatal injuries reported, falls (n=186, 55.4%) were the major cause of injuries, followed by road traffic injuries (50, 14.9%), and assaults/blows/hits (26, 7.7%). Twenty children (6.0%) did not fully recover from their injuries, and 14 (4.2%) had long-term health problems as a result of their injuries. The logistic regression analyses indicated that being male (AOR 1.59; 95% CI: 1.25-2.05), in poor health (AOR 2.50; 95% CI: 1.88-3.31), and having a caregiver with low education (AOR 1.53; 95% CI: 1.15-2.05) were associated with an increased risk of non-fatal injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urgent attention is needed to reduce child injuries and address risk factors according to local context.
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, 4006 Brisbane, QLD, Australia erika.kataoka@uq.net.au.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.affiliation: Australian Development Agency for Statistics and Information Systems, 4109 Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, 4006 Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durham
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Child; India; Non-fatal injury; Risk factors; Young Lives project