Neighborhood, family, and child predictors of childhood injury in Canada
| Title | {Neighborhood, family, and child predictors of childhood injury in Canada} |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Soubhi, H., Raina, P., & Kohen, D. |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 397 - 409 |
| Keywords | adolescent catchment area child behavior/psychology cross-sectional studies epidemiology family psychology health preschool wounds and injuries |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To examine independent and combined effects of child, family and neighborhood on medically attended childhood injuries. METHODS: Logistic modeling of longitudinal data (n=9796) from the Census Linked National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. RESULTS: Child age and gender were strong predictors of injuries. Smaller effects were found for parenting, neighborhood cohesion among difficult children less than 2 years old, and neighborhood disadvantage among aggressive children 2-3 years old. CONCLUSION: Neighborhood in addition to parenting can affect injury risk. Further research is needed into the influence of neighborhood disadvantage and the processes of neighbor's cohesion at different childhood stages. |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15482969 |