Effectiveness evaluation of comprehensive intervention to injury in rural children

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of comprehensive intervention to child injury in rural area.MethodsDuring the period of September 2007 to August 2010,with cluster sampling from three townships/towns in intervention county of Jiangxi province,3 834 preschool children,2 946 children caretakers and 667 school students were selected to participate a complex intervention,including policy development,injury surveillance,security propaganda,knowledge training and village doctors entering-house-security-management.ResultsAfter the intervention,the non-fatal injury rate of 0-6 years old children decreased from 21.86% to 9.58%;children caretaker's correct understanding of nine indexes from twelve indexes about child injury-related knowledge were increased;the proportion of protected water source near the young children residence increased from 26.69% to 75.88%;and the security situation of child in school,family and living surroundings were improved.All the differences had statistical significance(P<0.01 for all).ConclusionThe comprehensive intervention is an important and effective measure for child injury control in community.