[Swedish study of home accidents: children with young mothers and children in families on welfare are at greater risk].

In this study we used data from Swedish national registers to describe socio-demographic patterns of hospital admissions after injuries in the home (poisonings, falls, scald injuries and ingestion/intrusion of foreign objects) in children 0-2 years of age. Infants and toddlers in families with young mothers and in families on social welfare were at particular risk, while children with foreign-born parents and children in single parent households were at greater risk for scald injuries only. The relative risk for poisonings, scald injuries and ingestion of foreign objects respectively was found to be correlated to quite specific ages, a finding which should be used in timing of parent counseling.