Open AccessViolence and injuries among school children in the Republic of Srpska
Author(s) -
Janja Bojanić,
Sanja Matović-Miljanović,
Slavenka Jankovic,
Ljubica Jandrić,
Milena Raznatović-Durović
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0608305b
Subject(s) - medicine , harassment , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , environmental health , rural area , demography , nursing , pathology , sociology
There are only a limited number of researches on the frequency, extent, causality and the location of injuries among young people. It is difficult to say to which extent the risky behavior in youth is really spread, because there are no routine data on this issue. In the Republic of Srpska, the first nationwide survey on health behavior of school aged children was conducted, comprising a very important area of health behavior related to injuries, violence and harassment. The aim of this paper was to investigate the risky behavior of school children in the Republic of Srpska in relation to injuries, violence and harassment.