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Food in health and disease : scientific-professional journal of nutrition and dietetics, Vol. Specijalno izdanje No. 10. Štamparovi dani, 2018.

Conference paper

RISK FACTORS AND INJURY CHARACTERISTICS AMONG YOUNGER SCHOOL CHILDREN

Ivan Miškulin orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-2341 ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Viktorija Kretić ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Terezija Berlančić ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Nika Pavlović ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Želimir Orkić ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Maja Miškulin orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7330-3019 ; Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

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Abstract

According to the World Health Organization data, millions of young people under the age of 18 die each year from injuries and the consequences of injuries. In developed countries, the mortality rate from child injury is considerably lower, but injuries are still the main cause of death, accounting for about 40% of total child mortality. As a consequence of the injury, disability, increased costs of treatment and rehabilitation, lost productivity and learning motivation arise. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of injury in younger school children and to investigate the risk factors of these injuries. This cross-sectional study was conducted in April and May 2017. The study subjects were parents and guardians of children who were pupils of the first four grades of elementary school. The specially designed questionnaire that contained questions about sociodemographic characteristics and epidemiology of injury was used as a research tool. There was a total of 379 study subjects, of whom 289 (76.3%) were women. The average age of all study subjects was 39 (26-60) years. There were 316 (83.6%) employed, 58 (15.3%) unemployed, and 5 (1.3%) retired subjects. In the city lived 222 (58.6%) study subjects, in suburban settlement 83 (21.9%) and in village 74 (19.5%). There was statistically significant connection between the number of family members and the frequency of injuries (p=0.029) and the number of children in the family and the frequency of injuries (p=0.041). Injuries in younger school children were frequent in the observed population. Defining risk factors has a major role in preventing child injury.

Keywords

younger school children; injury; unintentional injury; risk factors

Hrčak ID:

218635

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/218635

Publication date:

31.12.2018.

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