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- Title
Home-Based and Non-Home-Based Unintentional Injury in Children Presented to Emergency Department in North Eastern Malaysia.
- Authors
Hussain, Aminath Minna; Ibrahim, Nor Rosidah; Taib, Fahisham; Fauzi, Mohd Hashairi; Nasir, Ariffin
- Abstract
Objectives: Children have rights to safe environment and protection against intentional or unintentional injury, as such these injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The objective of this study is to explore the characteristic of common accidental injury in Kelantan and determine the associated factors for home based in comparison to non-home based injury. Methods: A prospective study involving children aged 0 to 12 years old visiting Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia from December 2013 until April 2014 was carried out. Family environmental data, patients' characteristics and type of injury were collected using standard case recording forms. Results: A total of 380 children were recruited with mean age 6.2 (6.4) years old, of which 55% and 44.3% were home based and non-home based respectively. Common home based injuries were falls (60%), bites and stings (13%), while non-home based injuries were road traffic accidents (50%) and falls (36%). Parents' job as managerial and professional were associated with high rate of home based unintentional injury. Age group less than one year, types of injury and parent as a carer were strongly linked with this injury. Overall, the unintentional injury resulted in 1%, 13.4% and 25% in permanent disability, parental work and school absenteeism respectively. Conclusions: Our finding provides important local baseline data and identifies potential factors for unintentional injury in children. We suggest health educations to parents and carers on to prevent future injury. Provision of a safer environment for children and protection against these factors are essential in designing appropriate preventive measures.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; BITES &; stings; CHILD abuse; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ACCIDENTAL falls; FAMILIES; HOSPITAL emergency services; LONGITUDINAL method; TRAFFIC accidents; WOUNDS &; injuries; HOME environment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 5, p535
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article