Citation

Bashour H, Kharouf M. East Mediterr. Health J. 2008; 14(2): 398-405.

Affiliation

Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic. (hbashour@scs-net.org)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, World Health Organization)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18561733

Abstract

To assess injuries among 1125 preschool children in Damascus, and to investigate the risk factors, a retrospective home survey of childhood injuries for a period of 12 months was carried out in 4 areas of residence: agricultural rural, non-agricultural rural, periurban and urban. More than 75% of mothers believed that injuries were preventable. During the year preceding the study, 261 injuries were reported, an incidence of 23%. The most frequent injuries were from falls, 52.0%, and most injuries (73.9%) occurred inside the home. Area of residence was the only independent predictor for the occurrence of childhood injuries.

Language: en