美国0-19岁的产品相关伤害病率,2001-2020年
Wangxin Xiao1, Peixia Cheng1, Junjie Hua1
1Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Journal of safety research
|June 18, 2023
概括
在20岁以下的美国人中,与产品相关的伤害从2001年到2020年大幅下降. 尽管总体下降,但在不同的人口群体中,受伤率的差异仍然存在.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 伤害预防 预防伤害
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
背景情况:
- 与产品相关的伤害对儿童和青少年来说是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解儿科损伤发病率的趋势对于制定有效的预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查2001年至2020年期间20岁以下美国人产品相关伤害发病率的变化.
- 确定趋势,并量化20年间儿科产品相关伤害率变化的幅度.
主要方法:
- 利用来自国家电子伤害监测系统 (NEISS) 的产品相关伤害发病率数据.
- 雇佣年龄标准化率和Joinpoint回归模型分析2001年至2020年的趋势.
- 计算了年度百分比变化 (APC) 和95%置信区间 (CI) 以量化发病率变化.
主要成果:
- 年龄标准化产品相关伤害发病率在20岁以下的美国人中持续下降,从每10万人中从7449.3降至4023.5 (APC=-1.5%).
- 在2019-2020年观察到病率显著下降 (每10万人中-1576.8人).
- 体育和娱乐设备和家庭环境是非致命儿科伤害的最常见来源,性别和年龄组的差异不同.
结论:
- 从2001年到2020年,与产品相关的伤害发病率在20岁以下的人群中显著下降.
- 在不同性别和年龄的人口统计数据中,伤害发病率存在显著差异.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解推动这些趋势和差异的因素,以告知有针对性的干预措施.
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