TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Inequalities in hospitalized unintentional injury between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Möller, Holger
A1  - Falster, Kathleen
A1  - Ivers, Rebecca
A1  - Falster, Michael
A1  - Randall, Deborah
A1  - Clapham, Kathleen
A1  - Jorm, Louisa
SP  - 899
EP  - 905
VL  - 106
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To quantify inequalities in rates of unintentional injury-related hospitalizations between Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. <br><br>METHODS: We used linked hospital and mortality data to construct a retrospective whole-of-population birth cohort including 1 124 717 children born in the state of New South Wales, Australia, between July 1, 2000 and December 31, 2012. We adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of first injury hospitalization for geographic clustering and individual- and area-level factors. <br><br>RESULTS: Aboriginal children were 1.6 times more likely than were non-Aboriginal children to be hospitalized for an unintentional injury. The largest inequalities were for poisoning (HR = 2.7; 95% CI = 2.4, 3.0) and injuries stemming from exposure to fire, flames, heat, and hot substances (HR = 2.4; 95% CI = 2.1, 2.7). Adjustment reduced the inequality for all unintentional injury overall (HR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.3, 1.4) and within leading injury mechanisms. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Australian Aboriginal children suffer a disproportionately high burden of unintentional injury. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print February 18, 2016: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.303022).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.303022
ID  - ref1
ER  -