Epidemiology of Accidents in Iranian Children; a Systematic Review
Iranian Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021),
23 November 2020
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Page e41
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijem.v8i1.37228
Abstract
Introduction: Accidents are one of the most important causes of child mortality in the world and in Iran. Epidemiological studies play an effective role in preventing and controlling pediatric accidents by identifying the causes of accidents and environmental factors affecting the occurrence of accidents. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of accidents in Iranian children as a systematic review study.
Methods: The present study is a systematic review. Studies published in Persian on the epidemiology of accidents and incidents in Iranian children in Persian journals were searched with the keywords "accidents", "accidents", "children" and examined using the Prisma checklist. Review of studies from 2000 to 2020 was searched in Google scholar databases, Sid, Magiran.
Results: In the present study, 531 studies were selected to review the title and abstract. The studies started in 2000 in Tehran and the last article is related to the year 2020 in Mazandaran. After deleting low quality studies based on study quality review criteria and deleting studies that had shortcomings in data reporting, 17 studies entered our quantitative synthesis. Out of 17 articles, 2 studies were in Tehran province, 2 studies in Fars and one study in Ahvaz, Mazandaran, Yazd, Qazvin, Birjand, Hamedan, Tuyserkan, Fasa, Kerman, Aligudarz, Mashhad, Rafsanjan, Yasuj. Among the studied studies, the highest prevalence of gender was related to boys with 14 studies. The highest age group is related to children under 5 years with 10 studies. The highest prevalence of accidents in children was in summer with 6 studies. The highest frequency in terms of the cause of the accident is related to trauma with 5 studies. The highest incidence of accidents is related to home with 7 studies. The highest area of damage is related to urban areas with 10 studies.
Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that the highest prevalence of accidents in children in summer and the highest frequency in terms of the cause of the accident is related to trauma and the highest location of the accident is related to home. Therefore, training should be appropriate for each age group and the events that are most involved; and should be given more attention in control and prevention planning. Planning to promote parental culture in this area can also be effective.
- Accidents
- Children
- Iran
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