Status of injuries as a public health burden among children and adolescents in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Injuries among children and adolescents remain a major public health problem in China. In the present study, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature of epidemiological studies investigating injuries among children and adolescents in China and aimed to describe the status of injury among children and adolescents (aged 0-19 years) in China nationwide. A random-effects meta-analysis model was used to calculate the pooled prevalence of injury with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) across studies. The potential heterogeneity moderators were identified by subgroup and sensitivity analysis. A total of 775,615 children and adolescents were included in this study. Overall, the pooled injury prevalence among children and adolescents aged 0 to

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6855559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature