Citation

Batte A, Siu GE, Tibingana B, Chimoyi A, Chimoyi L, Paichadze N, Otwombe K. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2018; 25(2): 207-211.

Affiliation

Statistics and Data Management Centre, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17457300.2017.1416484

PMID

29285972

Abstract

There is limited epidemiological data on childhood injuries in developing countries. This study assessed the incidence, patterns and risk factors for injuries among children aged 0-5 years in Wakiso District, Uganda. To determine differences, chi-square and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used. Risk factors were assessed using Poisson regression. Overall, information from 359 children of mean age 32 months (SD: 18.4) was collected. Annual incidence of injuries was 69.8 per 1000 children/year (95% CI 58.8-80.8). One fatal injury due to burns was reported. Incidence of injuries was less associated with being female (IRR: 0.56, 95% CI 0.34-0.90) and increasing age of the caretaker (IRR: 0.96, 95% CI 0.92-0.99). The high incidence of childhood injuries necessitates the need for interventions to reduce injuries among children.

Language: en

Keywords

Childhood injuries; Uganda; children; low- and middle-income countries