Evaluation of community coalition training effects on youth hospital-admitted injury incidence in Victoria, Australia: 2001-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injuries are one of the three leading causes of morbidity and mortality for young people internationally. Although community risk factors are modifiable causes of youth injury, there has been limited evaluation of community interventions. Communities That Care (CTC) offers a coalition training process to increase evidence-based practices that reduce youth injury risk factors.

Method

Using a non-experimental design, this study made use of population-based hospital admissions data to evaluate the impact on injuries for 15 communities that implemented CTC between 2001 and 2017 in Victoria, Australia. Negative binomial regression models evaluated trends in injury admissions (all, unintentional and transport), comparing CTC and non-CTC communities across different age

SUBMITTER: Berecki-Gisolf J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7513265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature