Journal article
Antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog-bite injuries and their developmental trends: 101 cases in rural China
Accident analysis and prevention, Vol.63, pp.22-29
02/01/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.10.025
PMID: 24252554
Abstract
•Little is known about antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog-bite injuries in rural China.•Dog bites occurred most often to children walking to/from school, with peers present, and when encountering an unleashed dog.•Although caregivers attributed bite injuries to children, most children received no or minor punishment but instead comforting and safety education.•Dogs were rarely punished after biting children.
Study the contextual antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog bites in rural China.
A total of 101 caregivers from rural Anhui Province, China, whose children had suffered dog-bite injuries in the past year, participated in a structured interview about the circumstances, antecedents and consequences of their child's injury.
Contextual circumstances identified frequently included outside-home environment and presence of peers but not adult supervisors. Frequent antecedents were dogs’ initiation of the encounter, children walking to/from school, and dogs unleashed. Consequences to children identified frequently were rabies vaccines, restricted activity, and fear of dogs. Developmental trends emerged, with bite circumstances differing by children's ages.
These results offer data on common antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog bites in rural China, a necessary prerequisite for development of empirically supported prevention programs in a vulnerable population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog-bite injuries and their developmental trends: 101 cases in rural China
- Creators
- J. Shen - University of Alabama at BirminghamS. Li - Anhui Medical UniversityH. Xiang - Nationwide Children's HospitalS. Lu - Anhui Medical UniversityD.C. Schwebel - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Accident analysis and prevention, Vol.63, pp.22-29
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aap.2013.10.025
- PMID
- 24252554
- NLM abbreviation
- Accid Anal Prev
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- eISSN
- 1879-2057
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949461102771
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