Study on familial factors regarding injury-related behaviors in children / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To probe into the effects of familial factors on injury-related behaviors in children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Injury-related behaviors and familial factors of 6884 children were investigated with Family Questionnaire and Child Behavior Checklist. Multi-nominal logistic regression analysis was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 1670 (24.26%) children having serious injury-related behaviors and 3683 (53.50%) children having moderate injury-related behaviors. Factors contributing to children's injury-related behaviors would include punishment or indifference as well as the mode of parents' education; reintegral type of family; the level of parents' cognition on injuries; unfit location of medicine at home and careless attitudes of parents.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There was close relationship between children's injury-related behaviors and familial factors. To avoid injury-related behaviors and to prevent injury occurrence, the importance of familial factors must be stressed.</p>