Social Determinants of Severe Injury Among Pediatric Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study sought to identify social determinants of health (SDH) patterns associated with severe pediatric injuries.

Method

We used cross-sectional data from children (≤18 years) admitted to a pediatric trauma center between March and November 2021 (n = 360). We used association rule mining (ARM) to explore SDH patterns associated with severe injury. We then used ARM-identified SDH patterns in multivariable logistic regressions of severe injury, controlling for patient and caregiver demographics. Finally, we compared results to naive hierarchical logistic regressions that considered SDH types as primary exposures rather than SDH patterns.

Results

We identified three SDH patterns associated with severe injury: (1) having child care needs in combination wi

SUBMITTER: Sokol RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9156953 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature