@article{ref1,
title="Under-five mortality from unintentional suffocation in China, 2006-2016",
journal="Journal of global health",
year="2019",
author="Wang, Lijun and Gao, Yuyan and Yin, Peng and Cheng, Peixia and Liu, Yunning and Schwebel, David C. and Liu, Jiangmei and Qi, Jinlei and Zhou, Maigeng and Hu, Guoqing",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="010602-010602",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We used nationally representative data to examine trends in under-five unintentional suffocation mortality from 2006 to 2016 in China and mortality differences across age groups, sexes, rural vs urban locations and injury mechanisms. <br><br>METHODS: Mortality data came from 161 surveillance points of China's disease surveillance points (DSPs) system. Unintentional suffocation deaths were identified through the 10th International Classification of Disease (ICD-10 codes: w75-w84). Negative binomial regression tested the significance of change in overall and subgroup mortality between 2006 and 2016. <br><br>RESULTS: Despite minor fluctuations, a steady trend in overall age-adjusted unintentional suffocation mortality was observed from 2006 to 2016 in Chinese children under 5 years of age. Infants (<1 year), boys and rural children had higher mortality rates than children aged 1-4 years, girls and urban children, respectively. Strangulation and suffocation in bed was the most common cause of mortality for infants, accounting for 66% of deaths. Children aged 1-4 years suffered more often from inhalation suffocation (55% of deaths). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Unintentional suffocation mortality rates in under-five children remained fairly stable in China over the past decade but remained at high levels. We discuss actions that might be implemented to reduce pediatric suffocation rates in China.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2047-2978",
doi="10.7189/jogh.09-010602",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09-010602"
}