Nonfatal injury incidence and risk factors among middle school students from four Polynesian countries: The Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga

Denny, Vanessa; Cassese, James; Jacobsen, Kathryn H.

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2015.12.018

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“…In the current study, the most reported causes of serious injuries were; fall, hit by an object or something, and motor vehicle accidents, while the majority reported cut or stab wound, a broken bone or dislocated joint, and head injury or concussion as the frequent type of serious injury. Similar findings have been reported in other GSHS studies [ 13 , 15 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 ].…”

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“…Another study among adolescents in seven Caribbean countries concluded that being in a physical fight was associated with risky behaviors such as being bullied [ 41 ]. The association between being bullied, engaged in a physical fight, and being physically attacked and injury occurrence have been reported by scholars from other studies [ 11 , 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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confidence: 56%

“…In seven Caribbean countries, the percentage of adolescents reporting one or more serious injuries within the past 12 months was 54.3% for all countries, ranging from 43.1% in Dominica to 59.5% in Jamaica [ 12 ]. Additionally, the prevalence of serious injury in the past year was 43.1% in the Cook Islands, 40.8% in Niue, 73.8% in Samoa, and 49.1% in Tonga [ 13 ].…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Aboagye

Seidu

Bosoka

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Injuries among adolescents pose significant public health problems. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of adolescents’ mortality and disability with the largest burden in low-and middle-income countries. Yet, there is paucity of data in Ghana on adolescent injuries. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Ghana using data from the Global School-Based Health Survey. Cross-sectional data on 2058 adolescents in junior and senior high schools who randomly participated in the 2012 Global School-Based Health Survey were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed to determine the prevalence of unintentional injuriesacross the background characteristics of in-school adolescents. Binary logistic regression was employed to determine the factors associated with unintentional injuries. The results were presented as crude and adjusted odds ratios at a 95% confidence interval. The prevalence of one or more serious injuries in the past 12 months was 57.0%. The most commonly reported type and cause of injuries were “I had a cut or stab wound” (15.2%) and “I fell” (13.1%), respectively. In the adjusted regression, in-school adolescents aged 14–16 (aOR = 1.60, CI = 1.12–2.28) were more likely to report one or more serious injuries compared to their counterparts aged 13 or younger. In-school adolescents who participated in physical education (aOR = 1.27, CI = 1.03–1.58) had higher odds of reporting one or more serious injuries. The odds of being injured was higher among adolescents who were truant at school compared to those who were not truant (aOR = 1.42, CI = 1.14–1.77) In-school adolescents who were bullied were more likely to report being injured one or multiple times compared to their counterparts who were not bullied (aOR = 2.16, CI = 1.75–2.65). In addition, the odds of being injured once or multiple times were higher among adolescents who were physically attacked (aOR = 2.21, CI = 1.78–2.75), those that engaged in physical fighting (aOR = 1.94, CI = 1.54–2.45), and those who reported high psychological distress (aOR = 2.00, CI = 1.52–2.63) compared to their counterparts who were not. Conversely, adolescents in senior high schools were 39% less likely to be injured once or multiple times compared to those in junior high schools (aOR = 0.61, CI = 0.47–0.79). A relatively high prevalence of unintentional injuries was found among in-school adolescents in the study. The numerous factors identified in this study could be integrated into health promotion and injury prevention activities to help reduce the occurrence of injuries among in-school adolescents. Moreover, students who are susceptible to unintended injuries such as older adolescents, victims of bullying, those who participate in physical education, those who are often involved in fights, truants, and those who have psychological distress should be sensitized to take measures that will reduce their level of susceptibility. First aid treatment services should also be made available in schools to treat victims of unintended injuries.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Aboagye

Seidu

Bosoka

et al. 2021

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“…Prevention interventions for adolescent injury risk behaviours between 13 and 15 years are necessary as this age group commonly demonstrates risk behaviours associated with poor decision making and lack of experience (e.g., experimenting with alcohol use). [4] Collective peer group behaviour could serve as a major risk or protective factor in the context of adolescent injury. [5] However, many studies of adolescent injuries have handled health behaviour risk factors and injury as an outcome that was measured based on individual experience level.…”

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The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

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Background Aim of this study is to determine if peer group risk behaviors and neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) would ecologically affect injury incidence according to place and gender among adolescents (aged 13–15) in South Korea. Methods Three variables from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2014) were used to represent peer group risk behaviours; current alcohol consumption (cAlc), the experience of violence or bullying (VicVB), and having undergone education for injury prevention (Edu-IP). The Korea Census Data (2010) was used for neighborhood SES; the degree of urbanization, the proportion of high educational attainment, and the proportion of low residential environment. The nationwide and regional Incidence-Rates of Injury assessed by EMS (IRI-EMS) were calculated according to age and gender based on the number of injuries from EMS record (2014). A linear regression model was used to examine associations. Results The nationwide total and inside-school IRI-EMS were 623.8 and 139.3 per 100,000 population, respectively. The range of the regional IRI-EMS showed a maximum of about 4 times the difference from 345 to 1281 per 100,000 population depending on the region. The low residential environment had a significant effect on the increase of total IRI-EMS (β = 7.5, 95% CI 0.78–14.21). In the case of boys, the IRI-EMS inside-school was increased as the percentage of VicVB was higher (β = 17.0, 95% CI 1.09–32.91). In the case of girls, the IRI-EMS outside-school was increased in rural compared to urban location (β = 211.3, 95% CI 19.12–403.57). Conclusion The incidence rate of outside-school was higher than that of inside-school, and incidence rate of boys was higher than that of girls. Peer group risk behaviors were significant only in the injury of boys. Among the SES factors, rural area was a significant factor in girls, especially outside-school injury. Moreover, the rate of households not in an apartment was significant in all outside-school injury and outside-school injury of boys. Our study suggests that among native South Korean adolescents, neighbourhood SES and peer group risk behavior have different effects depending on the injury context such as place of occurrence or gender.

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“…3 The Global Schoolbased Student Health Survey (GSHS) in four Southeast Asian Countries reported an average of 42.2% of adolescents having suffered one or more serious injuries within the preceding 12 months. 7 The current literature reports that, among students, school violence is associated with suicide 8,9 ; injury is associated with poor mental health [10][11][12][13] and violence; 9,11,[13][14][15] and both violence and injury are associated with substance use [7][8][9]11,16 and truancy. [9][10][11]17 Insufficient parental supervision 9 and lack of parental bonding 13 are risk factors for violence and injury, while parental respect and parental support are protective factors.…”

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Violence and Non-fatal Injuries among Vietnamese In-school Adolescents: National Prevalence Estimates and Associated Factors

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Hoang

Tran

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Background: School violence and injury are major public health problems worldwide; however, current information on these issues in Vietnam is lacking. We aim to investigate the prevalence of violence and non-fatal injury and associated factors among Vietnamese adolescents aged 13-17 years old. Methods: We used data from the 2019 Vietnam Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), which is a nationally representative survey developed by the World Health Organization to monitor behavioral risk factors among school-aged students. The Vietnam GSHS 2019 was conducted in 20 provinces and cities, with a sample size of 7,690 male and female students aged 13-17 years old. Results: We found the prevalence of violence and non-fatal injury was 14.5% and 21.4%, respectively. Common risk factors for both violence and non-fatal injuries included cigarette smoking, alcohol use, mental health problems, and living with neither parent; violence was also a risk factor for non-fatal injuries. Student older age was associated with lower odds of school violence. Parents played an important role in preventing violence among female students and non-fatal injuries in both genders. Conclusions: Future policies should consider individual factors as well as adolescent-parent bonding, to mitigate the burden of violence and injury among in-school adolescents in Vietnam

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Nonfatal injury incidence and risk factors among middle school students from four Polynesian countries: The Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga

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Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

Violence and Non-fatal Injuries among Vietnamese In-school Adolescents: National Prevalence Estimates and Associated Factors

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