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Nonfatal injuries among US children with disabling conditions

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  • Xiang, H.
  • Stallones, L.
  • Chen, G.
  • Hostetler, S.G.
  • Kelleher, K.

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Objectives. We investigated the risk of nonfatal injury in US children with disabilities. Disability was defined as a long-term reduction in the ability to conduct social role activities, such as school or play, because of a chronic physical or mental condition. Methods. Among 57 909 children aged 5-17 years who participated in the 2000-2002 National Health Interview Survey, we identified 312 children with vision/hearing disabilities, 711 with mental retardation, 603 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/HD), and 403 with chronic asthma. We compared nonfatal injuries in the past 3 months between children with disabling conditions and those without using injury rates and logistic regression analyses. Results. Compared with children without a disability, a higher percentage of children with disabilities reported nonfatal injuries (4.2% for vision disability, 3.2% for mental retardation, 4.5% for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 5.7% for asthma vs 2.5% for healthy children). After we controlled for confounding effects of sociodemographic variables, children with disabilities, with the exception of mental retardation, had a statistically significantly higher injury risk than those without disabling conditions. Conclusions. Children with a disabling condition from vision/hearing disability, ADD/HD, or chronic asthma had a significantly higher risk for nonfatal injuries compared with children without a disabling condition. These data underscore the need to promote injury control and prevention programs targeting children with disabilities.

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  • Xiang, H. & Stallones, L. & Chen, G. & Hostetler, S.G. & Kelleher, K., 2005. "Nonfatal injuries among US children with disabling conditions," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(11), pages 1970-1975.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2004.057505_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.057505
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    1. Shang-Ku Chen & Li-Min Hsu & Nan-Chang Chiu & Wafaa Saleh & Chih-Wei Pai & Ping-Ling Chen, 2022. "Injury in Children with Developmental Disorders: A 1:1 Nested Case–Control Study Using Multiple Datasets in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-11, August.

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