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- Title
Factors associated with healthcare utilization for infant falls in South Korea: a cross-sectional online survey.
- Authors
Soo-Yeon Han; Cho Hee Kim
- Abstract
Purpose: Falls are a common cause of unintentional injuries in infants. This study was conducted to examine the patterns of healthcare utilization following infant falls in South Korea. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized an online survey designed to gather information regarding the general characteristics of parents and infants, fall-related variables, and healthcare use. Results: The most serious falls identified by parents occurred at an average infant age of 6.97 months. Most fall incidents took place indoors (95.7%), and many occurred under the supervision of caregivers (68.0%). Following the fall, 36.4% of the participants used healthcare services. Logistic regression analysis revealed that healthcare use following an infant fall was significantly associated with being a firstborn child (odds ratio [OR]=5.32, 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.19-15.28) and falling from a caregiver's arms (OR=4.22; 95% CI, 1.45-13.68). Conclusion: To prevent and decrease the frequency of infant falls, improvements are needed in both the domestic environment and parenting approaches.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; EDUCATION of parents; EVALUATION of medical care; HOME environment; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL care use; T-test (Statistics); CHILDREN'S accident prevention; ACCIDENTAL falls; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Child Health Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 4, p252
- ISSN
2287-9110
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4094/chnr.2023.29.4.252