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Influence Of Gender, Age And Household Well-Being On Unintentional Childhood Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Bekmukhamedov, Ulugbek LU (2010) MIDM70 20101
LUMID 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
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
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  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}},
}