TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Epidemiology of accidents and violence against children in a city of southern Brazil
JO  - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
A1  - Martins, Christine Baccarat de Godoy
A1  - de Andrade, Selma Maffei
SP  - 530
EP  - 537
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0104-1169
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -