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A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Cohort Studies Examining Unintentional Injury in Young Children

Mark R Zonfrillo1,2, James G Linakis1,2, Eunice S Yang2

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Global Pediatric Health
|May 16, 2018
PubMed

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Childhood injury is a major concern. A review found limited longitudinal studies on unintentional injuries in children aged 0-5, highlighting a need for more research to understand injury incidence.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Injury is a primary cause of death and disability in children.
  • Longitudinal cohorts track early-life exposures to understand health outcomes.
  • Understanding childhood injury requires robust, long-term data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review longitudinal cohort studies on unintentional injuries in children aged 0-5 years.
  • To assess the existing research landscape regarding early childhood injury.
  • To identify gaps in the literature on childhood injury incidence.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review.
  • Searched for studies following children from birth to 5 years.
  • Included studies with unintentional injury as the outcome of interest.

Main Results:

  • 12 studies published between 2000 and 2013 met the inclusion criteria.
  • A significant number of references (1892) were initially screened.
  • Included studies showed variability in populations, injury definitions, and incidence rates.

Conclusions:

  • Current longitudinal studies on early childhood injury are limited in number and scope.
  • The generalizability of existing findings is restricted.
  • Population-based longitudinal cohorts are essential for accurate childhood injury incidence estimation.

Keywords:
birth cohortchildhood injurylongitudinal cohort study

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