Identifying and describing alcohol-related paediatric emergency department attendances amongst under 16 year olds including time trends, incidence rates, and sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol-related harm.

ABSTRACT: This study used ED attendance data to identify and describe alcohol-related attendances and identify sociodemographic factors associated with risk of alcohol-related harm. Between 2011 and 2022, N = 774 patients had at least one alcohol-related attendance. Descriptive statistics were computed to show the sociodemographic profile of patients, and the number of attendances were aggregated by calendar year. Attendance rates per 100,000 were computed using UK national mid-year population estimates. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and severity-related outcomes (including whether the patient was admitted to hospital, and whether the patient had multiple attendances) and patient safeguarding concerns were explored through logistic regression. Most attendances were female (73

SUBMITTER: Davies N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364363 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature