TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Prevalence and factors associated with serious injuries and aggressive behaviours among in-school adolescents in Panama
JO  - Dialogues in Health
A1  - Sarfo, Jacob Owusu
A1  - Amoadu, Mustapha
A1  - Obeng, Paul
A1  - Kordorwu, Peace Yaa
A1  - Adams, Abdul Karim
A1  - Gyan, Thomas Boateng
A1  - Osman, Abdul-Ganiyu
A1  - Asiedu, Immanuel
SP  - e100103
EP  - e100103
VL  - 2
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Injuries during adolescence cause lifelong harm and death. Our study used a nationally representative sample to examine the prevalence and risk factors associated with serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Panama. <br><br>METHODS: We analysed Panama's 2018 Global School-Based Student Health Survey data using SPSS. Percentages were used to summarise the results of the prevalence of serious injuries. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the risk factors of serious injuries. The results were presented as an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI). <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of serious injury among in-school adolescents in Panama is 45%. Furthermore, the study found that males (AOR= 1.495, CI=1.272--1.756), truancy (AOR=1.493, CI=1.249--1.785), overweight (AOR= 1.246, 95% CI=11.057--1.469), drinking alcohol (AOR= 1.397, CI=1.151--1.695), experiencing physical attack (AOR= 2.100, CI=11.646--2.681), engaging in a physical fight (AOR=1.586, CI=1.289--1.952) and bullied outside school (AOR=1.276, CI=1.005--1.621) significantly predict serious injuries among adolescents in Panama. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Multidisciplinary approaches targeting the correlates observed will help reduce the high prevalence of serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Panama.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2772-6533
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100103
ID  - ref1
ER  -