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- Title
Unintentional childhood injury: a controlled comparison of behavioral characteristics.
- Authors
Hui Zhang; Yang Li; Yuxia Cui; Hongling Song; Yong Xu; Shih-Yu Lee; Zhang, Hui; Li, Yang; Cui, Yuxia; Song, Hongling; Xu, Yong; Lee, Shih-Yu
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>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.
- Subjects
CHINA; CHILDREN'S injuries; CHILD psychology; PUBLIC health; SCHOOL-age child care; CHILD Behavior Checklist; MEDICAL screening; MENTAL health; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; CHILD behavior; COMPARATIVE studies; MENTAL depression; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; RISK-taking behavior; WOUNDS &; injuries; LOGISTIC regression analysis; EVALUATION research; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
BMC Pediatrics, 2016, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
1471-2431
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12887-016-0558-1