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Unintentional Injuries and Psychosocial Correlates among in-School Adolescents in Malaysia

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  • Karl Peltzer

    (ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamothon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
    Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
    Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
    HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria 0001, South Africa)

  • Supa Pengpid

    (ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamothon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
    Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa)

Abstract

The study aimed to provide estimates of the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of unintentional injury among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. Cross-sectional data from the Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) included 21,699 students (predominantly ≤13 to ≥17 years) that were selected by a two-stage cluster sample design to represent all secondary school students in Forms 1 to 5. The percentage of school children reporting one or more serious injuries in the past year was 34.9%, 42.1% of boys and 27.8% of girls. The two major causes of the most serious injury were “fall” (9.9%) and motor vehicle accident or being hit by a motor vehicle (5.4%), and the most frequent type of injury sustained was cut, puncture, or stab wound (6.2%) and a broken bone or dislocated joint (4.2%). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic factors (being male and low socioeconomic status), substance use (tobacco and cannabis use), frequent soft drink consumption, attending physical education classes three or more times a week, other risky behavior (truancy, ever having had sex, being bullied), psychological distress, and lack of parental or guardian bonding were associated with annual injury prevalence. Several factors were identified, which could be included in injury prevention promotion programs among secondary school children.

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  • Karl Peltzer & Supa Pengpid, 2015. "Unintentional Injuries and Psychosocial Correlates among in-School Adolescents in Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:11:p:14936-14947:d:59201
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    1. Karl Peltzer & Supa Pengpid, 2012. "Injury and Social Correlates among in-School Adolescents in Four Southeast Asian Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-12, August.
    2. Pickett, William & Garner, Michael J. & Boyce, William F. & King, Matthew A., 2002. "Gradients in risk for youth injury associated with multiple-risk behaviours: a study of 11,329 Canadian adolescents," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 55(6), pages 1055-1068, September.
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    1. Supa Pengpid & Karl Peltzer, 2019. "High Carbonated Soft Drink Intake is Associated with Health Risk Behavior and Poor Mental Health among School-Going Adolescents in Six Southeast Asian Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Richard Gyan Aboagye & Abdul-Aziz Seidu & Samuel Adolf Bosoka & John Elvis Hagan & Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, 2021. "Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-13, June.
    3. Karl Peltzer & Supa Pengpid, 2017. "Nonfatal Injuries and Psychosocial Correlates among Middle School Students in Cambodia and Vietnam," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-9, March.

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