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Table 2 The behavior of the primary caregiver at the time of unintentional suffocating

From: Social and environmental risk factors for unintentional suffocation among infants in China: a descriptive analysis

 

ASSB (n, %)

Inhalation suffocation (n, %)

Total (n, %)

Who was with the child when the fatal accident occurred

 Primary caregivers

161(83.4%)

120(77.9%)

281(81.0%)

 Other adults

9(4.7%)

5(3.3%)

14(4.0%)

 Alone

13(6.7%)

19(12.3%)

32(9.2%)

 Other children

2(1.0%)

1(0.7%)

3(0.9%)

 Others

8(4.2%)

9(5.8%)

17(4.9%)

What was the primary caregiver doing when the injury occurred

 Doing housework

31(16.1%)

31(20.1%)

62(17.9%)

 Watching TV

1(0.6%)

5(3.2%)

6(1.7%)

 Sleeping

135(70.0%)

65(42.2%)

200(57.6%)

 Eating

2(1.1%)

6(3.9%)

8(2.3%)

 Looking after the infant

3(1.6%)

33(21.4%)

36(10.4%)

 Others

6(3.2%)

2(1.3%)

8(2.3%)

 Unknown

15(7.4%)

12(7.9%)

27(7.8%)