Childhood accidents, family size and birth order
| Autor: | Polly E. Bijur, Jean Golding, Matthew Kurzon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Accident risk Child Behavior Mothers Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health History and Philosophy of Science Injury prevention medicine Humans Child Family Characteristics business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Odds ratio Hospitalization Birth order Socioeconomic Factors Accidents Child Preschool Birth Order business Follow-Up Studies Demography |
| Zdroj: | Social Science & Medicine. 26:839-843 |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0277-9536(88)90176-1 |
| Popis: | The relationship between accidents and number of children in the household was assessed in 10,394 children surveyed at ages 5 and 10 years. The analyses suggest that living in a household with 3 or more children during the preschool period increases a child's risk of experiencing accidents that result in hospitalization; and that living in a household with 4 or more children increases the risk of such accidents to school-age children. The number of older rather than younger children had the greatest impact on accident risk. The observed odds ratios suggest that children with 4 or more siblings have 80% to 90% more injuries resulting in hospitalization than only children. The proportions of children with one or more accidents (regardless of the place of treatment) and with repeat accidents were unrelated to family size. Environmental differences between families of varying size accounted for the association with hospitalized accidents. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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