title: Unintentional childhood injury: a controlled comparison of behavioral characteristics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Childhood injury is a major public health problem around the world and those injuries have negative impacts on children and their families. The purpose of this study was to compare the behavioral characteristics between Chinese school-age children (6 to 11 years of age) with and without unintentional injuries and to identify behavioral risk factors for school-age children with unintentional injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional predictive study was conducted in five elementary schools in Daqing, China. The Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used to assess the children's behavioral characteristics. A total of 725 school-age children were screened. Of these, 116 children who had experienced unintentional injury in the past year were recruited as the study group, and 123 children who had not experienced an unintentional injury were randomly selected and assigned to the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total scores of CBCL in the study group children were significantly higher than those in the control group. The significant behavior disorder predictors for unintentional injury in boys were schizoid behavior problem (OR = 2.43), anxiety/depression (OR = 2.76) and hyperactive (OR = 2.42). The predictors for unintentional injury in girls were anxiety/depression (OR = 2.12) and delinquent behavior (OR = 2.81).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with behavior disorders are more likely to suffer from unintentional injuries. Teachers and pediatricians should identify the behavior disorders and assist parents to help children, thereby reducing the rate and severity of injuries.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), No. 39 Xinyang Road, Gaoxin District, Daqing City, Hei Longjiang Province, 163319, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), No. 39 Xinyang Road, Gaoxin District, Daqing City, Hei Longjiang Province, 163319, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), No. 39 Xinyang Road, Gaoxin District, Daqing City, Hei Longjiang Province, 163319, China.
authors.forename: Yuxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: English Department, Harbin Medical University (Daqing), No. 39 Xinyang Road, Gaoxin District, Daqing, Hei Longjiang Province, 163319, China.
authors.forename: Hongling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: ICU, Daqing People's Hospital, No. 213 Jianshe Road, Gaoxin District, Daqing City, Hei Longjiang Province, 163316, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hungkaung University, No. 1018, Sec. 6, Taiwan Boulevard, Shalu Dist, Taichung, 43302, Taiwan, ROC. slee103@hk.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Shih-Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*
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