Unintentional injuries at school in China—Patterns and risk factors

To describe the rate and pattern of unintentional school injuries among primary and middle school students and to explore the major risk factors involved. A cross-sectional survey of more than 10,000 students attending 6 primary and 4 middle schools selected randomly from all schools in Maanshan Cit...

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Published in:Accident analysis and prevention 2006, Vol.38 (1), p.208-214
Main Authors: Sun, Ye-Huan, Yu, Ignatius Tak-Sun, Wong, Tze-Wai, Zhang, Yan, Fan, Ya-Ping, Guo, Shu-Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident Prevention
Adolescent
Behavior
Child
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
School injury
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
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Summary:To describe the rate and pattern of unintentional school injuries among primary and middle school students and to explore the major risk factors involved. A cross-sectional survey of more than 10,000 students attending 6 primary and 4 middle schools selected randomly from all schools in Maanshan City of Anhui Province in eastern China was conducted to collect information on school injuries occurring in the 12-month period before the survey. Rate ratios for risk factors were estimated using the negative binomial regression analysis. The annual person-based school injury rate was 5.22 (95% CI: 3.90–6.53) percent. The annual event-based injury rate was 5.40 (95% CI: 4.04–6.76) per 100 students. Most injuries in school were relatively mild and only 1.53% (9/590) of the episodes resulted in hospitalization. The most frequent injures were falls (73%), and the most commonly injured sites were the upper limbs (46%). Male sex, primary school grades, poor health status, poor ability to concentrate, bad risk-taking behavior and high study-related stress were important risk factors. This study provided useful baseline information on school injuries in China and identified important risk factors that would be important in planning prevention strategies.
ISSN:0001-4575
1879-2057
DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2005.09.010