Childhood unintentional injury: The impact of family income, education level, occupation status, and other measures of socioeconomic status. A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unintentional injuries represent a substantial public health burden among children and adolescents, and previous evidence suggests that there are disparities in injury by socioeconomic status (SES). This paper reports on a systematic review of literature on injury rates among children and adolescents by measures of SES.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted using six electronic databases: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, EMBASE, and SportsDiscus. This review considered children ages 19 years and under and publications between 1997 and 2017-representing an update since the last systematic review examined this specific question. Fifty-four articles were summarized based on study and participant descriptions, outcome and exposure, statistical t

SUBMITTER: Mahboob A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7850283 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature