Maternal social characteristics and mortality from injuries among infants and toddlers in Estonia

Sanna Tiikkaja (1) , Kaja Rahu (2) , Ilona Koupil (3) , Mati Rahu (2)

1 MEB - Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Institute for Health Development
3 Stockholm University

Injuries are a major cause of ill health among children, with a social gradient in child injuries documented in many countries. We investigated how maternal socio-demographic characteristics affect injury mortality among Estonian infants and toddlers.

Mots clés: CHILDHOOD INJURY; EASTERN EUROPE; SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; Estonia; External causes of death; Infants; Social differences; Toddlers

Sanna Tiikkaja, Kaja Rahu, Ilona Koupil, Mati Rahu. Maternal social characteristics and mortality from injuries among infants and toddlers in Estonia. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (8), pp.633-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.081596⟩. ⟨hal-00477880⟩