Self-reported injuries and correlates among school-going adolescents in three countries in Western sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unintentional injuries among adolescents constitute a significant public health problem globally. Injured adolescents may face negative outcomes ranging from poor academic performance to short- and long-term physical and psychosocial health struggles, and even death. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the correlates and most frequent causes of injuries among school-going adolescents in three West African countries - Benin, Ghana, and Liberia.

Methods

We analysed self-reported data provided by 8,912 school-going adolescents who participated in the Global School-based Student Health Survey in Ghana (2012), Benin (2016), and Liberia (2017). Students responded to questions on sociodemographic factors, family involvement factors, mental h

SUBMITTER: Oppong Asante K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9074264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature