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Affiliation
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Public Health Nursing Department, Kocaeli School of Health, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Yerleskesi, Kocaeli, Turkey. |
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND: School-based injuries are an important public health problem. The study aimed to determine the incidence as well as outcomes of school-based injuries at a public primary school.
METHODS: The sample of retrospective cohort study consisted of 2956 students enrolled to a public primary school at central district of Kocaeli province in Turkey from 2010-2011 academic years to 2013-2014 academic years. The data was collected by intern public health nurses at School Health Units using school-based injury form.
RESULTS: The total incidence of school-based injuries over four academic years was 10.52% person-year. The majority of the injured students were in 10-15 years (73.3%), and boys (65%). Around one-tenth of the injuries were of serious type such as burn, fracture-dislocation and soft-tissue injuries. Outdoor injuries were more prevalent for girls while boys had more indoor injuries (50.5%, 53.0%, p > 0.05). It was twice or more times injuries increased as the academic year increased with a weak positive association between the variables (p < 0.05, Cramer's V = 0.311). One out of six injuries were intentional with highest prevalence in 6-9 years (20.5%) and boys (19.8%) (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that school-based injuries at primary schools still challenge the health as well as the security of the students. This ar t icle is protected by copyr ight. Al l r ights reserved.
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