Risk and protective factors for falls on stairs in young children: multicentre case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate risk and protective factors for stair falls in children aged <5 years.

Methods

Multicentre case-control study at hospitals, minor injury units and general practices in and around four UK study centres. Cases were children with medically attended stair fall injuries. Controls were matched on age, sex, calendar time and study centre. A total of 610 cases and 2658 controls participated.

Results

Cases' most common injuries were bangs on the head (66%), cuts/grazes not requiring stitches (14%) and fractures (12%). Parents of cases were significantly more likely not to have stair gates (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.50, 95% CI 1.90 to 3.29; population attributable fraction (PAF) 21%) or to leave stair gates open (AOR 3.09, 95% CI 2.39 to 4.00; PAF 24%) both compare

SUBMITTER: Kendrick D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5050281 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature