Influence Of Gender, Age And Household Well-Being On Unintentional Childhood Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(2010) MIDM70 20101LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- Being a global health concern, unintentional injuries are a burden of the developing world. Using a cross-sectional (survey) design with quantitative analysis of the data collected from 1928 households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this study explored the influence of sex/gender roles, age and household well-being on non-fatal unintentional injuries among children under 18 years old in a low-income country setting. Based on the literature review and general theories, the paper presented hypotheses to test under the Tanzanian context. The findings were compared with general global trends and similar studies from low-income countries. The results confirmed the high burden of non-fatal unintentional injuries on children and its entirely... (More)
- Being a global health concern, unintentional injuries are a burden of the developing world. Using a cross-sectional (survey) design with quantitative analysis of the data collected from 1928 households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this study explored the influence of sex/gender roles, age and household well-being on non-fatal unintentional injuries among children under 18 years old in a low-income country setting. Based on the literature review and general theories, the paper presented hypotheses to test under the Tanzanian context. The findings were compared with general global trends and similar studies from low-income countries. The results confirmed the high burden of non-fatal unintentional injuries on children and its entirely different distribution by cause compared to the fatal injuries. It was found that sex/gender, age and household income have an effect on child injury patterns, with age being the strongest determining factor. (Less)
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- author
- Bekmukhamedov, Ulugbek LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM70 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- cuts, falls, household, sex, gender, age, non-fatal injuries, unintentional injuries, children, burns, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- language
- English
- id
- 1607269
- date added to LUP
- 2010-11-09 14:50:57
- date last changed
- 2011-01-21 13:44:48
@misc{1607269, abstract = {{Being a global health concern, unintentional injuries are a burden of the developing world. Using a cross-sectional (survey) design with quantitative analysis of the data collected from 1928 households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this study explored the influence of sex/gender roles, age and household well-being on non-fatal unintentional injuries among children under 18 years old in a low-income country setting. Based on the literature review and general theories, the paper presented hypotheses to test under the Tanzanian context. The findings were compared with general global trends and similar studies from low-income countries. The results confirmed the high burden of non-fatal unintentional injuries on children and its entirely different distribution by cause compared to the fatal injuries. It was found that sex/gender, age and household income have an effect on child injury patterns, with age being the strongest determining factor.}}, author = {{Bekmukhamedov, Ulugbek}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Influence Of Gender, Age And Household Well-Being On Unintentional Childhood Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania}}, year = {{2010}}, }