Underlying factors in childhood injuries Original Article

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the underlying risk factors in childhood injuries Material and Method: The data were collected by a questionnaire from mothers of children between 0 and 14 years of age admitted to The Trauma and Emergency Surgery Unit with acute injury and from mothers of children with the same age and sex as controls followed at The Outpatient Clinic Department of Pediatrics The data were analyzed by Chi square and Student’s t tests using the SPSS program Results: Sixty one per cent of children were between one and five years; sixty nine boys and thirty one girls were included in both groups Falls ranked on the first line nbsp;Motor vehicle injuries were on the second burn was on third rank Very young parents low socioeconomic level large family type to be the first child were determined as the main factors facilitating injuries Conclusions: Childhood injuries are the leading cause of preventable health issues mortality and disability in children Accidents injuries are the predictors of population health Turk Arch Ped 2008; 43: 84 8 Key words: Accident child family injury risk factors

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Çocukluk çağı yaralanmalarında hazırlayıcı nedenler Orijinal Araştırma

Öz

Amaç: Bu araştırma çocukluk çağı yaralanmalarına yol açabilen risk etkenlerini belirlemek amacıyla yürütüldü Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tanımlayıcı özellikte olan çalışmada İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Birimi’ne yaralanma nedeniyle başvuran 0 14 yaş grubu çocuklar ve aileleri ile aynı Fakültenin Genel Pediatri Bilim Dalı Polikliniği’nde izlenen olgu grubu ile aynı yaşta ve cinste kontrol grubu ile görüşülerek anket aracılığıyla veri toplandı Veriler SPSS programı ile Ki kare ve Student’s t testleri kullanılarak değerlendirildi Odds oranı göreli orantı hesaplandı Bulgular: Her iki grupta çocukların yaş ortalaması 54 25±36 36 ay 69’u erkek 31’i kız idi Yaralanmaların 61’i 13 60 ay grubunda idi Düşme en sık rastlanılan yaralanma nedeni; trafik kazaları ikinci sırada yanık üçüncü sırada bulundu Yaralanma tipleri yaşa ve cinse göre anlamlı bulundu Genç anne baba düşük eğitim düzeyi geniş aile sağlık güvencesinin olmayışı ilk çocuk olmak yaralanmaya yol açan başlıca risk etkenleri olarak belirlendi Çıkarımlar: Çocukluk çağında yaralanmalar önlenebilir sağlık sorunlarının ölüm ve engelli yaşam nedenlerinin başında yer almaktadır Kaza yaralanma olgusu toplum sağlığının göstergelerindendir Türk Ped Arş 2008; 43: 84 8 Anahtar kelimeler: Aile çocuk kaza risk etmenleri yaralanma

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Aile, çocuk, kaza, risk etmenleri, yaralanma

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