@article{ref1,
title="Association between grandparental co-residence and early childhood injury in the UK",
journal="Child indicators research",
year="2017",
author="Tanskanen, Antti O. and Danielsbacka, Mirkka",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="825-837",
abstract="In contemporary Western societies, accidents and injuries are the most common cause of death in early childhood. This makes them a major social and health policy issue and an important child well-being indicator. Here we compared the risk of home injuries between children who co-reside in three-generational households with grandparents and children who do not co-reside with grandparents. Moreover, we investigate whether grandparental presence is associated with decreased injuries in different risk situations, measured by family- and child-related factors. Using the British Millennium Cohort Study (n = 12,319 children between the ages of 9 months and 3 years), we found that children who co-reside with grandparents had a lower probability of home injuries than children who do not co-reside with grandparents. In addition, grandparental co-residence was associated with a decreased risk of injuries more strongly in boys than girls. The results are discussed with reference to older adults' beneficial role of supporting their offspring.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1874-897X",
doi="10.1007/s12187-016-9411-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9411-1"
}