Environmental, Spatial, and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Nonfatal Injuries in Indonesia

Abstract EN

Background.

The determinants of injuries and their reoccurrence in Indonesia are not well understood, despite their importance in the prevention of injuries.

Therefore, this study seeks to investigate the environmental, spatial, and sociodemographic factors associated with the reoccurrence of injuries among Indonesian people.

Methods.

Data from the 2013 round of the Indonesia Baseline Health Research (IBHR 2013) were analysed using a two-part hurdle regression model.

A logit regression model was chosen for the zero-hurdle part, while a zero-truncated negative binomial regression model was selected for the counts part.

Odds ratio (OR) and incidence rate ratio (IRR) were the measures of association, respectively.

Results.

The results suggest that living in a household with distant drinking water source, residing in slum areas, residing in Eastern Indonesia, having low educational attainment, being men, and being poorer are positively related to the likelihood of experiencing injury.

Moreover, being a farmer or fishermen, having low educational attainment, and being men are positively associated with the frequency of injuries.

Conclusion.

This study would be useful to prioritise injury prevention programs in Indonesia based on the environmental, spatial, and sociodemographic characteristics.