Home injuries in Italy: patterns of injury and the most exposed people.

Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101247254 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1745-7319 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17457300 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
Original Publication: Abingdon, UK : Taylor & Francis, c2005-

Accidents, Home/*statistics & numerical data ; Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology; Accidental Falls/statistics & numerical data ; Accidents, Home/economics ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Burns/epidemiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Dibenzocycloheptenes ; Educational Status ; Female ; Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Italy/epidemiology ; Lacerations/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors ; Sex Factors ; Wounds and Injuries/economics ; Wounds and Injuries/etiology ; Wounds, Nonpenetrating/epidemiology ; Young Adult

Home injuries are a significant public health problem in developed and developing countries. To support future policies for reducing their occurrence and controlling their consequences, this study investigated the home injuries situation in Italy in 1999, using a nation-representative sample. The weighted correspondence analysis showed four different patterns of injury and seven profiles of the people most exposed to them. As results of this study falls were followed by bumps and cuts requiring specialist assistance then burns. Women were the most exposed to burn and fall risks and men to the risk of cuts and bumps. Among the elderly and children, falls and bumps leading to fractures, wounds or other consequences were frequent. The risks were highest for people with a lower level of education. Bumps and cuts were prevalent among unmarried and with the highest education level subjects. These injury risks were higher for young males. Cuts in adults doing do-it-yourself jobs had the worst consequences, while domestic work cuts generally did not need medical treatment. Burns occurred almost exclusively in the kitchen (90%) and did not need specialist assistance. Because home injuries are largely preventable, an efficient public health policy could promote and disseminate home safety culture.

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Date Created: 20120306 Date Completed: 20130906 Latest Revision: 20141120

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10.1080/17457300.2012.663761

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