Injuries among children and adolescents in a rapidly growing urban African metropolis: a cross-sectional survey of 1,968 households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the patterns and incidence of child and adolescent injury and explore associations with household deprivation and child characteristics in a low-income urban setting.

Study design

Cross-sectional household survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods

Data collection took place during July 2009. Injuries requiring medical attention were recorded with a one month period of recall. A total of 1,968 households representing 3,927 children and adolescents were visited by health workers. Gender-, age-, and type-specific injury incidence was compiled. Odds ratios were calculated to measure associations with child injury, perceived deprivation, household characteristics and child characteristics.

Results

One household in five reported injuries. The es

SUBMITTER: Perez Mendez MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568856 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature