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Betül Öztürk1, Ali Güngör2, Tuðba Çelen Yoldaþ3

  • 1Department of Pediatric Emergency, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Turkey. Correspondence to: Betül Öztürk, Department of Pediatric Emergency, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drbetulozaydinozturk@gmail.com.

Indian Pediatrics
|February 29, 2024
PubMed

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Children aged 1-4 with foreign body ingestion show higher rates of behavioral and emotional issues. Hyperactivity is a key predictor of foreign body ingestion in young children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Behavior Analysis

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric emergency.
  • Understanding the behavioral and emotional profiles of affected children is crucial for prevention and intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the social, emotional, and behavioral status of young children (1-4 years) with foreign body ingestion against healthy controls.
  • To identify predictors of foreign body ingestion in this age group.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 150 children with foreign body ingestion and 150 matched healthy controls.
  • Utilized the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) and Brief Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) for evaluation.
  • Employed logistic regression to identify predictive factors.

Main Results:

  • Children with foreign body ingestion exhibited significantly higher scores on all Aberrant Behavior Checklist subscales and Brief Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment problem areas (P < 0.001).
  • Hyperactivity emerged as a significant predictor of foreign body ingestion, with an odds ratio of 1.37 (P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Young children experiencing foreign body ingestion demonstrate a higher prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems compared to their healthy peers.
  • Hyperactivity is identified as a significant predictive factor for foreign body ingestion in children.
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