Unintended Home Injuries in Under-5 Children in Sohag Governorate

Child injuries are a major public health problem . Globally, unintended injury is one of the top 15 causes of death across all age groups of children aged؛ 0-19 years, In children under the age of five, the majority of injuries occur in the home.

Injuries is a health concern in every country around the world, affecting both developed and developing countries, causing over 5.8 million deaths per year or 15,000 deaths per day .

A WHO surveillance study conducted in four developing countries showed that Egypt had a prevalence of 32 % of childhood injuries which was the highest one .

The home is the place where children spend most of their time, the home environment is the most common place for childhood injuries

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Unintended Home Injuries in Under-5 Children
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Exposure to unintended injuries

Detailed Description

There is a lack of studies related to unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate , unintended home injuries may result in temporary or permanent disability and requires medical attention and continuous care .

A limited number of child home injuries lead to hospitalization , so hospital based studies may ignore small scale injuries which couldn't be registered.

Unintended home injuries may influence health, education, and family economy of the affected children.

Unintended home injuries is one of the preventable causes of child morbidity and mortality , so we should know the prevalence and factors predisposing to it .

The aim of the study is to decrease morbidities and mortalities associated with unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate by assessing prevalence and epidemiology of unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate ,measuring extent of morbidities and mortalities associated with unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate , determining factors predisposing to unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate .

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 500

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Alaa Salem; Phone Number: 01028293936; Email: alaagamal@med.sohag.edu.eg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 months to 5 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study targeted under-5 children with their caregivers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study will be conducted through personal interview with caregivers of under-5 children who accept to participate in it .

Exclusion Criteria:

• Caregivers who refuse to participate in the study and caregivers of children who experienced intended home injuries will be excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group (1); With the exposure	Behavioral: Exposure to unintended injuries; After taking a verbal consent , an explanation of the study will be given to the caregivers , those who fulfill the inclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study. Personal interviews by the researcher will be made with individuals or groups (2-4 persons) , participants will be chosen by means of systematic random sampling among visitors ؛ every 3rd or 5th child according to density and flow of attendance . the investigator will fill the questionnaire through personal interview with the caregivers
Group (2); Without the exposure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Unintended Home Injuries in Under-5 Children in Sohag Governorate	Assess prevalence and epidemiology of unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate	2 months
Unintended Home Injuries in Under-5 Children in Sohag Governorate	Measure extent of morbidities and mortalities associated with unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate .	2 months
Unintended Home Injuries in Under-5 Children in Sohag Governorate	Determine factors predisposing to unintended home injuries in under-5 children in Sohag Governorate .	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sohag University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): April 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 16, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 16, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 12, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Soh-med-22-06-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No