Unintentional Injuries among School-Aged Children in Palestine : Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006)
Joint Authors
Abdeen, Ziad
Philalithis, Anastas
Jildeh, Christine
al-Sabbah, Haleama
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
Purpose.
This study describes the nonfatal injuries among adolescents in Palestine.
Methods.
The 2006 Palestinian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a cross-sectional survey.
Students of grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 completed a modified version of the international HBSC questionnaire, resulting in 15,963 students (47.3% boys and 52.7% girls) included in this study (56.9% from the West Bank and 43.1% from Gaza).
Results.
Of the total 15,963 adolescents, 47.6% were injured, with boys (53.5%) being statistically higher than girls (42.1%) (P<0.001).
The prevalence of those injured more than once decreased by age and was also found significantly higher in boys than in girls (27.3% and 17.9%, resp.) (P<0.001).
Children living in low FAS families showed significantly lower ratios of injuries than those living in moderate and high FAS families (P<0.001).
Injuries while biking were significantly higher among boys (46.3%) than girls (41.7%) (P<0.001), and injuries while walking/running were more prevalent among girls (32.5%) than boys (28.0%) (P<0.001).
Conclusion.
Despite these considerably high rates, injury remains relatively underappreciated.
Results of this study are useful to develop a national injury prevention program aimed at enhancing the safety of Palestinian adolescents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jildeh, Christine& Abdeen, Ziad& al-Sabbah, Haleama& Philalithis, Anastas. 2013. Unintentional Injuries among School-Aged Children in Palestine : Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006). International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jildeh, Christine…[et al.]. Unintentional Injuries among School-Aged Children in Palestine : Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006). International Journal of Population Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jildeh, Christine& Abdeen, Ziad& al-Sabbah, Haleama& Philalithis, Anastas. Unintentional Injuries among School-Aged Children in Palestine : Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006). International Journal of Population Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486454
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486454