Socio-demographic risks of child injury in a Greek region

Child injuries are a growing global public health problem and the aim of this research was to study child accidents, their causes and risk factors in a northern part of Greece, Thrace. METHODS: 1,516 high school children completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding the cause, type, activity before the accident, and result of their accident. RESULTS: The Chi square method showed a high correlation between accidents and variables such as gender (OR .55, 95% CI: .437-.687, P Language: en