Citation

Soubhi H, Raina P, Kohen D. Am. J. Health Behav. 2004; 28(5): 397-409.

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, PNG Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15482969

Abstract

Objective : To examine independent and combined effects of child, family and neighborhood on medically attended childhood injuries. Methods : Logistic modeling of longitudinal data (n=9796) from the Census Linked National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Results : Child age and gender were strong predictors of injuries. Smaller effects were found for parenting, neighborhood cohesion among difficult children less than 2 years old, and neighborhood disadvantage among aggressive children 2-3 years old. Conclusion : Neighborhood in addition to parenting can affect injury risk. Further research is needed into the influence of neighborhood disadvantage and the processes of neighbor's cohesion at different childhood stages.