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Incidence and outcomes of school‐based injuries during four academic years in Kocaeli , Turkey
Author(s) -
Ozkan Ozlem
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12909
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , public health , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , cohort , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , demography , family medicine , emergency medicine , surgery , nursing , physics , pathology , sociology , optics
Background School‐based injuries are an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence as well as outcomes of school‐based injuries at a public primary and secondary school. Methods This retrospective cohort study involved 2956 students enrolled at a public primary and secondary school in the central district of Kocaeli province in Turkey from the academic year 2010–2011 to 2013–2014. The data were collected by intern public health nurses at school health units using a school‐based injury form. Results The total incidence of school‐based injuries during 4 academic years was 10.52% person‐year. The majority of the injured students were aged 10–15 years (73.3%), and boys (65%). Around one‐tenth of the injuries were serious, such as burn, fracture‐dislocation and soft‐tissue injuries. Outdoor injuries were more prevalent for girls while boys had more indoor injuries (50.5%, 53.0%, P > 0.05). The number of the incidence of ≥two injuries increased as the academic year progressed, and there was a weak positive association between the variables ( P < 0.05, Cramer's V = 0.311). One out of six injuries were intentional, with the highest incidence in the 6–9 year age group (20.5%) and boys sex (19.8%; P > 0.05). Conclusions School‐based injuries at primary and secondary school still challenge the health as well as the security of the students. © 2016 Japan Pediatric Society.