Authors: Hsu JS, Williams SD

Publication Year: 1991

Last Updated: 2010-01-21 08:14:08

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

Keywords: injury-related mortality rate; Native American children; injury prevention; ingestion prevention practices

Short Abstract:

The injury-related mortality rate for Native American children between the ages of 1 and 4 years is nearly three times of that of the same age group in the general population. To assess injury prevention awareness in urban Native American familites, we administered 39 age-appropriate questions from the Framingham Survey to 50 Native American familites and 100 other families and developed an answer scoring system to analyze and compare survey responses.

Abstract: The injury-related mortality rate for Native American children between the ages of 1 and 4 years is nearly three times of that of the same age group in the general population. To assess injury prevention awareness in urban Native American families, we administered 39 age-appropriate questions from the Framingham Survey to 50 Native American families and 100 other families and developed an answer scoring system to analyze and compare survey responses. Survey responses revealed that Native American families are less likely to keep small objects, household products, and medicines out of the reach of their children and to understand the use of ipecac. Although Native American families appear to be less aware of ingestion prevention practices than other urban families, these and other deficiencies in injury prevention awareness are more likely the result of factors related to their low-income status than to culturally based practices.

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