Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Article
Child Injury Burden and Risk Profile in a Bangladeshi Rural Community: An Age-Group Related Overview
Author(s): Nawroz Afreen* and Mallick Masum Billah
Background: Child injury was a growing public health problem in Bangladesh. Recent information on variation in
patterns of non-fatal injury, severity, and risk-profile in rural Bangladeshi children was unavailable. This study aimed
to determine current burden of non-fatal injury and risks considering severity in disability-days in child age-groups
in a rural community.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly chosen children (<18-year) from selected households
of village-clusters with pretested semi-structured questionnaires and checklist for household-environment between
May-June 2018 in selected sub-district. Besides descriptive analysis, Chi-square test and Odds Ratio with 95%
Confidence Interval (CI) were calculated for identifying risk profiles. An injury was considered minor when regular
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