AN INTERVENE STUDY ON THE ACCIDENTAL INJURY TO 7-13 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

Qiu Houxing, Jiang Zhaolun, Ma Siping, et al.

Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, China

 

Objective: To investigate the effect of hygienic knowledge education and Protective measures on the happen rate of accidental injury to children.

Method: From 1997.3.1 to 1999.2.30, 7-13 year-old children, their parents and their teachers in two 5-year schools were given hygienic knowledge education, protective measures for sling loss, scald, poisoning, incised wound, traffic accident were adopted in schools and families. And at the same time, the compared ones were given hygienic knowledge education only, in the same way. The authors examined the condition of children accidental injury. The hygienic knowledge about this was investigated before and after intervention.

Results: After intervention, the parents’ safe knowledge and behavior improved clearly, compared with controls there is significant difference. In the first intervention year, there is no difference in the happen rate between the intervention ones and control ones. Yet, in the second year ,the number of accidental injury comes 211 and 229 distinguishly, there is significant difference between them (x2=9.26).

Conclusion: By intervening in school and family, the protection of children accidental injury got initial results.

 

 

 
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