Introduction: The main objective was to determine the risk factors involved in unintentional injuries in children under 10 years old occurring at home.
Material and methods: A Case Control study was conducted in the emergency room of three pediatrics hospitals in Mexico City. The sample size was 160 cases and 320 controls.
Results: Boys were more affected than girls (OR) 1.7, C.I. (95%) 1.2-2.5. The age group more affected was two-three years old (OR) 1.6, C.I.1.1-2.2. When children play outside home (roof, stairs, patio) the risk was OR 2.48, C.I. 1.63-3.76. If mother is not encharged of children care (OR) 2.9, C.I. 1.8-4.8. The age > 40 years old of the person encharged of children care (OR) 2.2, C.I. 1.4-3.5.
Conclusions: The results showed us how necessary is to develop injury prevention programs especially to implement passive measures, with target populations people encharged of children care.