Nonfatal Injuries Among Middle-School and High-School Students in Guangxi, China

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ID11037534
AuthorsGuanmin Chen (Guanmin Chen, Gary A. Smith, Sarah Grim Hostetler, and Huiyun Xiang are with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Guanmin Chen is also with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Shusong Deng is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Gangxi, China.), Gary A Smith (0000-0001-5838-8982, Guanmin Chen, Gary A. Smith, Sarah Grim Hostetler, and Huiyun Xiang are with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Guanmin Chen is also with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Shusong Deng is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Gangxi, China.), Shusong Deng (Guanmin Chen, Gary A. Smith, Sarah Grim Hostetler, and Huiyun Xiang are with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Guanmin Chen is also with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Shusong Deng is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Gangxi, China.), Sarah Grim Hostetler (Guanmin Chen, Gary A. Smith, Sarah Grim Hostetler, and Huiyun Xiang are with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Guanmin Chen is also with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Shusong Deng is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Gangxi, China.), Huiyun Xiang (Guanmin Chen, Gary A. Smith, Sarah Grim Hostetler, and Huiyun Xiang are with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Guanmin Chen is also with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Shusong Deng is with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Gangxi, China.)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue11
Pages1989-1995
Publication date2005-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.044768
PMID16195531
PMCIDPMC1449473
OpenAlexW2160201444
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

Objectives. We described nonfatal injuries and calculated injury rates among middle-school and high-school students in Guangxi, China. Methods. Students were selected using multistage randomizing techniques, and nonfatal injuries in 1840 students from February 2002 to January 2003 were monitored with standardized injury forms. Risk factors for injury were identified in multivariate analyses. Results. The annual overall injury rate was 32.3 per 100 students. Boys had a significantly higher injury rate than the girls (34.8 vs 30.3 per 100 students), and a significantly higher proportion of injuries in boys was caused by other students (28.1% vs 19.4%). A higher proportion of injuries in girls (40.7%) occurred at home. For both boys and girls, sports were the most common activities associated with injury. Injuries from falls were the leading cause of injury, and extremities were most frequently injured. Gender, age, ethnicity, and family income levels were identified as significant risk factors for injury in multivariate analyses. Conclusions. Nonfatal injuries in middle-school and high-school students should be recognized as a significant public health concern in China

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