Injuries in child care centers: gender-environment interactions
| Autor: | David R Ragland, Abbey Alkon, P. Kaiser, Jeanne M. Tschann, J. L. Genevro, W. T. Boyce |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Gerontology Safety Management medicine.medical_specialty Child Welfare Poison control Context (language use) Suicide prevention California Occupational safety and health symbols.namesake Age Distribution Predictive Value of Tests Injury prevention medicine Humans Prospective Studies Poisson regression Sex Distribution Child Socioemotional selectivity theory business.industry Incidence Urban Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Child Day Care Centers Environmental Exposure Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Population Surveillance symbols Physical therapy Regression Analysis Wounds and Injuries Female Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Injury Prevention. 6:214-218 |
| ISSN: | 1353-8047 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/ip.6.3.214 |
| Popis: | Objectives—To examine child characteristics (age, gender) and child care center environments (socioemotional quality, physical safety) that jointly predict injuries for preschool children. Methods—A two year prospective study of 360 preschool children,ages 2‐6 years,was conducted in four urban child care centers. Composite scores for center quality and physical safety were derived from on-site observations, and injury rates were based on teacher reports. Poisson regression analyses examined age,gender, center quality, center safety, and the interactions of gender with quality and safety as predictors of injury incidence over one child year. Results—Age was significantly associated with injury rates, with younger children sustaining higher rates. An interaction between gender and center quality also significantly predicted injury incidence: girls in low quality centers experienced more injuries, while girls in high quality centers sustained fewer injuries than their male peers. Finally, an interaction between gender and center safety showed that girls in high safety centers sustained more injuries than boys, while girls in low safety centers sustained fewer injuries. Conclusions—Injuries occur even in relatively safe environments, suggesting that in child care settings, the socioemotional context may contribute, along with physical safety, to the incidence of injury events. Further, gender specific diVerences in susceptibility to environmental influences may also aVect children’s vulnerability and risks of injuries. The prevention of injuries among preschool children may thus require attention to and modifications of both the physical and socioemotional environments of child care.Injury Prevention 2000;6:214‐218) |
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