Prevalence and psychosocial factors associated with serious injuries among in-school adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injury is one of the major causes of death and illness among children and adolescents worldwide. We sought to investigate the prevalence of serious injury and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

A sample of 14,967 in-school adolescents was drawn from the Global School-based Student Health Surveys conducted from 2012 to 2017 in eight sub-Saharan African countries. Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires. The prevalence of serious injuries was calculated using proportions while multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the factors associated with serious injuries.

Results

Approximately 45% of in-school adolescents had experienced

SUBMITTER: Aboagye RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature