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ArticleBMJ open2019

Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalised unintentional poisoning in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal preschool children in New South Wales, Australia: a population data linkage study.

Caroline Lee, Mark Hanly, Natasha Larter, Karen Zwi, Susan Woolfenden, Louisa Jorm

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Caroline LeeCentre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7370-6379
Mark HanlyCentre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Natasha LarterDepartment of Community Child Health, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Karen ZwiDepartment of Community Child Health, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Susan WoolfendenDepartment of Community Child Health, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Louisa JormCentre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children aged 0-4 years hospitalised for unintentional poisoning in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. DESIGN AND

settingRetrospective whole-of-population cohort analysis of linked hospital and mortality data for 2000-2014.

participantsAll children (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) under the age of 5 years who were born in a hospital in NSW from 2000 to 2009. OUTCOMES: The primary outcome was hospitalisation for unintentional poisoning. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds of poisoning hospitalisation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. Poisoning agents and clinical outcomes were compared by Aboriginality.

resultsThe cohort included 767 119 children, including 28 528 (3.7%) Aboriginal children. Aboriginal children had approximately three times higher rates of hospitalised poisoning (1.34%) compared with non-Aboriginal children (0.41%). Poisoning incidence peaked at 2-3 years of age. Male sex, socioeconomic disadvantage and geographical remoteness were associated with higher odds of poisoning hospitalisation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children, but associations with disadvantage and remoteness were statistically significant only for non-Aboriginal children. Most (83%) poisonings were caused by pharmaceutical agents. Few Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children had repeat admissions for poisoning; most had a length of stay of 1 day or less. Only 8% of poisoning admissions involved contact with a social worker.

conclusionCommonly used medications in the general population contribute to poisonings among both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal preschool-aged children. This study highlights a need to develop culturally safe poisoning prevention strategies and policies.

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Age DistributionChild, PreschoolClinical CodingFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInformation Storage and RetrievalLogistic ModelsMaleNew South WalesPoisoningRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionSocioeconomic Factorsaboriginalchild, preschooldata linkagepoisoningunintentional injury

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