Knowledge for unintentional injury and risky behavior among the school-age children in Changsha city of China.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the current status on knowledge for unintentional injury and risky behavior among school-age children in Changsha, China, and to provide scientific evidence for the preventive strategies.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 866 students who were between 6 and 12 years old in Changsha. Two primary schools were selected by stratified cluster random sampling from all primary schools of Changsha city to collect the information regarding knowledge for unintentional injury and risky behavior occurring in the 6-month period before the survey.


RESULTS
The mean score for knowledge of unintentional injury was 11.83±2.38. The levels of knowledge for unintentional injury differed significantly in child's age, parents' education background and child's injury history (P<0.05). The child's knowledge level was correlated with child's age, mother's education, child's injury history. The mean score for risky behavior was 17.61±10.35. The levels of risky behavior differed significantly in child's gender, father's age to have the child, parents' marriage status, whom does/do child live with, child's injury history and medical history since the birthday (P<0.05). There was a linear regression relationship between risky behavior and child's injury history, parents' marriage status, child's gender. There was no significant correlation between knowledge and risky behavior (P>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
It is a common phenomenon in school-age children who are lack of the knowledge for unintentional injury and risky behavior. This study provides useful information on the risk factors for unintentional injury and risky behavior, which would be significant for prevention program.
School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Lingyun
L
Tian
School of Nursing, University of Washington,  Seattle Washington 98125, USA; Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Minhui
M
Liu
Department of Nursing ,  Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Li
L
Li
School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Zhengqing
Z
Fang
School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
Hongling
H
Xiao
Department of Burn, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
Ying
Y
Wu
Department of Burn, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Yanping
Y
Xia
D000059:Accidents; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries