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Study on traffic induced injuries in children aged 0-17 years in Jiangxi province / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology ; (12): 775-778, 2008.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-313060
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the morbidity, mortality, and disease burden of traffic injury in children aged 0-17 years so as to develop a related strategy on prevention.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>100,000 households were selected by PPS sampling method in Jiangxi province. All children aged 0-17 years in selected households were interviewed by trained interviewers using a standardized 'traffic injury questionnaire'.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The overall mortality and fatality rates of traffic injury were 10.17/100,000 and 1.36% respectively while the traffic injury morbidity in children of 0-17 years old was 7.40 per thousand. Morbidity in males was 8.29 per thousand compared to 6.26 per thousand in females. Severe cases accounted for 1.79 per thousand of the total but those living in urban area appeared to be 0.93 per thousand compared to 1.88 per thousand in the rural area, with statistical significance. Pedestrian and cyclists related injuries accounted for 80.48% of all the injured children. The average medical cost per case was 1369.57 Yuan with an average of 3.63 days of hospitalization. The average days of missing school/working was 8.79.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The morbidity and mortality among male children were higher than those among female children. The morbidity of severe traffic injury cases in children living in rural area was higher than that of children living in urban area. The disease burden of traffic injury in Jiangxi province was heavy and the development of relative intervention strategy seemed urgent in Jiangxi province.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Accidents, Traffic / China / Surveys and Questionnaires / Sampling Studies / Morbidity / Mortality / Cause of Death / Cost of Illness / Economics Type of study: Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Year: 2008 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Accidents, Traffic / China / Surveys and Questionnaires / Sampling Studies / Morbidity / Mortality / Cause of Death / Cost of Illness / Economics Type of study: Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Year: 2008 Type: Article