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ArticleBMC public health2022

Prevalence and psychosocial factors associated with serious injuries among in-school adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries.

Richard Gyan Aboagye, Dickson Okoree Mireku, John Jackson Nsiah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, James Boadu Frimpong, John Elvis Hagan, Eric Abodey, Abdul- Aziz Seidu

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Article in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Richard Gyan AboagyeDepartment of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana. raboagye18@sph.uhas.edu.gh.
Dickson Okoree MirekuDirectorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
John Jackson NsiahDepartment of Real Estate Management, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
James Boadu FrimpongDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
John Elvis HaganDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Eric AbodeyDepartment of Education and Psychology Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Abdul- Aziz SeiduDepartment of Real Estate Management, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GHTakoradi Technical University · GHBielefeld University · DEUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences · GHUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInjury is one of the major causes of death and illness among children and adolescents worldwide. We sought to investigate the prevalence of serious injury and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

methodsA sample of 14,967 in-school adolescents was drawn from the Global School-based Student Health Surveys conducted from 2012 to 2017 in eight sub-Saharan African countries. Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires. The prevalence of serious injuries was calculated using proportions while multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the factors associated with serious injuries.

resultsApproximately 45% of in-school adolescents had experienced serious injuries during the past 12 months to the survey in the eight sub-Saharan African countries, with variations from 32.3% in Mauritius to 68.2% in Liberia. Adolescents who experienced bullying [aOR = 2.37, CI = 2.10, 2.68], those who engaged in physical fight [aOR = 2.14, CI = [1.87, 2.44], those who experienced an attack [aOR = 1.96, CI = [1.73, 2.22], those who felt anxious [aOR = 1.47, CI = 1.22,1.77], those who attempted suicide [aOR = 1.38, CI = 1.14, 1.65], truants [aOR = 1.33, CI = [1.17,1.51], current tobacco users [aOR = 1.42, CI = [1.01, 2.01] and current marijuana users [aOR = 1.78, CI = 1.08, 2.93] had higher odds of experiencing serious injuries. However, those whose parents or guardians respected their privacy had lower odds of experiencing serious injuries [aOR =0.78, CI = [0.68, 0.88] compared to those whose parents or guardians did not respect their privacy.

conclusionA relatively high prevalence of serious injuries among in-school adolescents was identified in the eight sub-Saharan African countries studied. Programs and interventions that target the reduction of injuries in educational institutions should take a keen interest in the factors identified in this study. To deal with injury victims, first aid services should be provided in school settings.

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Adolescent BehaviorBullyingAdolescentChildHumansPrevalenceSchoolsStudentsAdolescentsGlobal School-based Student Health SurveyInjuriesPublic HealthSub-Saharan Africa

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