TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Community-based study of unintentional injuries among preschool children in Damascus
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Bashour, H.
A1  - Kharouf, M.
SP  - 398
EP  - 405
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - To assess injuries among 1125 preschool children in Damascus, and to investigate the risk factors, a retrospective home survey of childhood injuries for a period of 12 months was carried out in 4 areas of residence: agricultural rural, non-agricultural rural, periurban and urban. More than 75% of mothers believed that injuries were preventable. During the year preceding the study, 261 injuries were reported, an incidence of 23%. The most frequent injuries were from falls, 52.0%, and most injuries (73.9%) occurred inside the home. Area of residence was the only independent predictor for the occurrence of childhood injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -