Citation

Baheiraei A, Hamzehgardeshi Z, Mohammadi MR, Nedjat S. Indian Pediatr. 2011; 48(12): 984-985.

Affiliation

Department of Reproductive Health; Center for Community-Based Participatory Research; Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Psychology Research Centre; and School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Correspondence to: Hamzeh@razi.tums.ac.ir.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Indian Pediatrics)

DOI

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PMID

22253162

Abstract

In this population-based cross-sectional study, we determined the prevalence of intentional injuries and associated factors among 1201 adolescents in Tehran, Iran. Overall, 63.9% of adolescents had at least one intentional injury behavior which was significantly higher in males. Gender preference for males by parents, very high or very low supervision, waterpipe smoking, and alcohol consumption were significantly associated with injuries in females. In addition, poor wealth index, parental punishment and smoking were incriminating factors in males.

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