Abstract
Unintentional injuries reach high levels within the scope of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and have an impact on the quality of life of children and family members. This study depicts the socio-demographic profile of families in a community and identifies the factors associated with unintentional injuries in children. This is a cross-sectional study, developed with 362 families from a community in Fortaleza (Ceara State), by applying a questionnaire to the responsible adult in the family; the data were subjected to descriptive statistics by applying Pearson's chi-square (x 2 ) test, with p ≤ 0.05. From the results, 78% resided in the business area of the community, 71% survived with income up to the minimum wage, 62.7% were part of a nuclear family, and most residences showed risk factors for unintentional injuries. The data corroborate the literature by reaffirming the relationship between the socio-demographic and economic profile of families living in areas of socio-environmental vulnerability with the occurrence of unintentional injuries at home.
Highlights
IntroductionUnintentional injuries in children reach high levels within the scope of morbidity and mortality worldwide (BRASIL, 2005; ÇINAR; GÖRAK, 2007; PEARSON, STONE, 2010)
Unintentional injuries in children reach high levels within the scope of morbidity and mortality worldwide (BRASIL, 2005; ÇINAR; GÖRAK, 2007; PEARSON, STONE, 2010). They affect the quality of life of children and family members, potentiate the costs of healthy systems and create immeasurable situations (FUJIWARA et al, 2010; JIANG et al, 2010; MARTINS; ANDRADE, 2005)
Public policies to deal with this problem expanded its scope, but the health actions, still focusing a preventive model at the expense of a health promotion model, had no impact on reducing these events (ÇINAR; GÖRAK, 2007; MARTINS; ANDRADE, 2005)
Summary
Unintentional injuries in children reach high levels within the scope of morbidity and mortality worldwide (BRASIL, 2005; ÇINAR; GÖRAK, 2007; PEARSON, STONE, 2010). They affect the quality of life of children and family members, potentiate the costs of healthy systems and create immeasurable situations (FUJIWARA et al, 2010; JIANG et al, 2010; MARTINS; ANDRADE, 2005). It is important to notice that injuries have significant association with potential years of life lost (MARTINS; ANDRADE, 2005). In United States, in 2000, the injuries to children up to ten years resulted in an estimated US
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