1. Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; 2. Huli District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen, Fujian 361006, China; 3. Jimei District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xiamen, Fujian 361022, China
Abstract:Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of injuries among children under 14 years of age in Xiamen City, and to provide a scientific basis for conducting injury preventive and control work for children. Methods We collected and analyzed the injury cases aged 0-14 years and first diagnosed at injury monitoring sentinel hospitals in Xiamen from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. And the epidemiological characteristics of injuries were analyzed. Results A total of 70,239 cases were collected, and the male to female ratio was 1.763:1. Most of the cases were children aged 1-3 years, with a total of 25,636 (36.50%) cases. The injury cases mainly occurred at home (52.34%). The main causes of injuries were drop/fall (55.46%) and blunt force injury (18.69%). As for the nature of injuries, the top four were bruise/scratch (48.23%), sharp instrument injury/bite/open wound (19.51%), sprain/tension (13.37%) and fracture (11.03%). Most of injuries occurred at the head (41.44%), followed by upper limbs (32.46%) and lower limbs (17.88%). The degree of injuries was mainly mild (75.18%), and the intention of injuries unintentional (95.97%). The outcome of the injury cases was mainly discharged from the hospitals after treatment (98.42%). There were differences in the causes of injuries between different genders (χ2=75.760, P<0.001). There were statistically significant differences in the causes, nature, site, severity, intention and outcome of injuries among different age groups (χ2=799.204, χ2=1,898.434, χ2=3,385.066, χ2=145.200, χ2=362.855, χ2=17.879, all P<0.05). Conclusion The epidemiological characteristics of injuries in children of different age and sex are different; and hence, the corresponding preventive measures should be taken according to their characteristics.
陈洁, 陈国伟, 伍啸青, 张卓平, 张琼花, 张金华. 2016—2018年厦门市14岁以下儿童伤害流行病学特征[J]. 实用预防医学, 2021, 28(8): 897-900.
CHEN Jie, CHEN Guo-wei, WU Xiao-qing, ZHANG Zhuo-ping, ZHANG Qiong-hua, ZHANG Jin-hua. Epidemiological characteristics of injuries among children under 14 years of age in Xiamen City, 2016-2018. , 2021, 28(8): 897-900.