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Methods: The data were from a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2015, with a sample of 9380 children 6\u201319 years of age from two cities, Shenzhen (large city) and Shantou (mid-sized city), in southern China. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the risk factors of injury by dogs and cats. Results: The total rates of dog and cat-induced injury were 15.1% and 8.7% during the lifetime, and 3.4% and 1.7% during the past year, respectively. Dog bites mostly occurred in the dog\u2019s residence (49.4%). Cat scratches were more likely to be inflicted by one\u2019s own cat (47.5%). Children living in suburban and island county had 2.83 times and 2.53 times more dog-related injuries than central urban children, respectively. After stratification by cities, injuries in Shantou were correlated with non-single child families (OR (odds ratios), 1.46; 95% CI (95% confidence interval), 1.09\u20131.96) and raising cats (OR, 5.34; 95% CI, 3.88\u20137.35). Those who disliked animals (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.45\u20130.88) or had good academic performance (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.35\u20130.60) had lower risk for injury. Injuries in Shenzhen were related to the mother\u2019s educational level (OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.11\u20132.07) and mother being a migrant worker (OR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.12\u20133.94). Conclusions: Family factors were important to predict dog- and cat-induced injury among children from Shenzhen, and personal factors were closely associated with injury among children form Shantou.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph13111079","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,11,3]],"date-time":"2016-11-03T10:58:04Z","timestamp":1478170684000},"page":"1079","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["A Comparative Study of Dog- and Cat-Induced Injury on Incidence and Risk Factors among Children"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ying","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Injury Prevention Research, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0439-4804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yang","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yafei","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Injury Prevention Research, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liping","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Injury Prevention Research, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,11,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO) Animal Bites. 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