@article{ref1,
title="Factors associated with increased risk for acute unintentional childhood poisoning among children living on the U.S.-Mexico border",
journal="International quarterly of community health education",
year="2004",
author="Roddy, Mary E. and O'Rourke, Kathleen M. and Mena, Kristina",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="295-309",
abstract="<!--StartFragment --> This study evaluated prevalence of unsafe storage of toxic products and evaluated the association of demographic-socio-cultural variables with risk of young-child exposure to household poisons. Interviews were conducted with 698 low-income caregivers living on the U.S./Mexico border. Multiple-ordinal regression was used to analyze associations between very unsafe storage of toxic products and household factors. At least one toxic product was accessible to children in 49.4% of households and 18.5% of these households' stored substances very unsafely in that products were accessible and stored either in non-original containers or without childproof caps. At-risk households were associated with U.S.-born caregivers who were single, employed, and live in more U.S. acculturated communities. These homes stored an increased number of toxins and were more likely to house a smoker. U.S./Mexico border childhood poisoning prevention programs should focus on potentially acculturated families with personal and household characteristics akin to the U.S. mores and customs.",
language="en",
issn="0272-684X",
doi="10.2190/1K4P-Q3V2-KFQ7-PNWL",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/1K4P-Q3V2-KFQ7-PNWL"
}