Citation

Martins CB, de Andrade SM. Rev. Lat. Am. Enfermagem 2005; 13(4): 530-537.

Vernacular Title

Epidemiologia dos acidentes e violencias entre menores de 15 anos em municipio da

Affiliation

Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16211177

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of accidents and violence against children under 15 years old who lived in Londrina, a city in the South of Brazil, in 2001. Morbidity data were collected from general hospitals records and mortality data were obtained from the Municipal Mortality Information Center. A total of 8,854 children were studied, which corresponded to an incidence rate of 74.8/1,000 children. Admission and fatality rates were 4.2% and 0.2%, respectively. The incidence rate was higher among two-year olds (109/1,000) and male victims prevailed (60.7%). Other causes of injuries were the main subtype of external cause (61.0%), followed by events of undetermined intention (30.6%) and by transport-related injuries (7.5%). The head was the most affected body part (34.9%) and superficial injuries were the most frequent kind of trauma (32.4%). The results contribute to the planning of injury control and prevention actions.