National survey of home injuries during the time of COVID-19: who is at risk?
Inj Epidemiol
; 7(1): 63, 2020 Nov 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-917954
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 44% of all reported injuries in U.S. households occurred in the home. Spending more time at home due to the pandemic may increase the number of home injuries.METHODS:
A nationally representative sample of 2011 U.S. adults were surveyed online between June 17 - June 29, 2020. Propensity score weighting and T-tests were used.RESULTS:
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of households reported a home injury or ingestion during the pandemic; 13% reported experiencing both. Injuries were most often due to falls (32%). Medication ingestions were reported by 6%; household product ingestions were reported by 4%. Relative to households that experienced no injuries or ingestions, those that reported either or both were more likely to be in urban areas, have household incomes > $100,000, and have children living in them. Among households reporting more time spent at home, those with children were significantly more likely than those without to report an injury or ingestion.CONCLUSIONS:
Results help target prevention messages while U.S. families are continuing to work and learn remotely. During this pandemic and future stay-at-home orders, there is a need for public health efforts to prevent home injuries and ingestions.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Inj Epidemiol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S40621-020-00291-w
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