Status and risk factors of unintentional injuries among Chinese undergraduates: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Hongying Shi¹  Chenping Huang¹  Xinjun Yang¹  Qiang Zhou²  Maoping Chu³  Zumu Zhou⁴ 

[1] Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Environmental Science and Public Health, Wenzhou Medical College, 325035, Wenzhou, China;Department of Psychology, School of Environmental Science and Public Health, Wenzhou Medical College, 325035, Wenzhou, China;The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, No.2, Fu Xue Road, 325000, Wenzhou, China;Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 325027, Wenzhou, China;

关键词: Gross Domestic Product;    Female Student;    Behaviour Pattern;    Male Student;    Unintentional Injury;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-531

 received in 2011-01-08, accepted in 2011-07-05,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundInjuries affect all age groups but have a particular impact on young people. To evaluate the incidence of non-fatal, unintentional, injuries among undergraduates in Wenzhou, China, assess the burden caused by these injuries, and explore the associated risk factors for unintentional injuries among these undergraduates, we conducted a college-based cross-sectional study.MethodsParticipants were selected by a multi-stage random sampling method, and 2,287 students were asked whether they had had an injury in the last 12 months; the location, cause, and consequences of the event. The questionnaire included demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and the scale of type A behaviour pattern (TABP). Multivariate logistic regression models were used; crude odds ratios (ORs), adjusted ORs and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated, with students having no injuries as the reference group.ResultsThe incidence of injuries among undergraduates in Wenzhou was 18.71 injuries per 100 person-years (95%CI: 17.12~20.31 injuries per 100 person-years). Falls were the leading cause of injury, followed by traffic injuries, and animal/insect bites. Male students were more likely to be injured than female students. Risk factors associated with unintentional injuries among undergraduates were: students majoring in non-medicine (adjusted OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.19-1.96); type A behaviour pattern (adjusted OR: 2.99; 95% CI: 1.45-6.14); liking sports (adjusted OR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.41-2.45).ConclusionsInjuries have become a public health problem among undergraduates. Falls were the major cause of non-fatal injury. Therefore, individuals, families, schools and governments should promptly adopt preventive measures aimed at preventing and controlling morbidity due to non-fatal injury, especially among students identified to be at high-risk; such as male students with type A behaviour pattern who like sports.

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