ArticleScientific reports2022
Effect of parental supervision of infants at age 4 to 6 months on injuries at age 4 to 12 months.
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- Leveraging Immersive Virtual Reality to Prevent Child Injuries in the Home: Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Association between paternal involvement in childcare and child injury: the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years.International journal of public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study analyzed the effect of parental supervision of infants at age 4 to 6 months on injuries at age 4 to 12 months. Among all Korean children born during 2008-2009, 464,326 (50.6%) infant had parents who responded to a questionnaire that surveyed their safety and supervision when infant were 4 to 6 months-old. Based on questionnaire score, infant were divided into "safe" or "unsafe" group. 1:1 propensity score matching was used to balance the groups, and injury diagnosis and treatments were analyzed. After matching, we examined the records of 405,862 infant. The unsafe group had significantly increased risk ratios (RRs) for injury of head/neck (RR: 1.06), trunk/abdominopelvic region (RR: 1.12), upper extremities (RR: 1.04), and from burn and frostbite (RR: 1.10). The risks of a wound and fracture and foreign body injury were significantly greater in infant whose parents sometimes left them alone (RR: 1.15 and 1.06, respectively), and whose parents did not always keep their eyes on them (RR: 1.04 and 1.13, respectively). Infant whose parents had a hot drink when carrying them had an increased risk of burn injuries (RR: 1.21). Injuries were less common in infant whose parents provided more supervision.
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