%0 Journal Article
%T Incidence and outcomes of school-based injuries during four academic years in Kocaeli, Turkey
%J Pediatrics international
%D 2016
%A Ozkan, Ozlem
%V 58
%N 8
%P 732-739
%X 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1328-8067
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ped.12909