Health Centre Corporation of West North, Portugal.
J Safety Res. 2011 Oct;42(5):327-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.06.009. Epub 2011 Sep 28.
Injuries in adolescence are an important public health problem and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this age group. This study aimed to determine the behaviour profile associated to risk of injury and the differences between genders, region and ethnic origin.
A cross-sectional study design of a nationally representative sample of 1581 adolescents of the Portuguese Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study.
An occurrence of one injury-related event in the previous year was reported by 21.4% of the respondents and 5.9% referred having more than one injury-related event. Boys reported higher frequency of those events when compared to girls, and non-Portuguese subjects referred higher frequency of events. Scoring higher in violence-related behaviour and psychosomatic complaints was associated to higher chances of referring more than one injury-related event.
Gender, social background and behaviour profile are factors that seem to influence the risk of injuries. This information should guide those involved in the planning of injuries prevention programs in youth.
青少年时期的伤害是一个重要的公共卫生问题，也是该年龄段发病率和死亡率的主要原因。本研究旨在确定与受伤风险相关的行为特征，并比较不同性别、地区和种族之间的差异。
这是一项全国代表性样本的横断面研究，共有 1581 名葡萄牙青少年健康行为调查的参与者。
21.4%的参与者报告在过去一年中发生过一次与伤害相关的事件，5.9%的参与者报告发生过多次与伤害相关的事件。与女孩相比，男孩报告的这类事件频率更高，而非葡萄牙裔参与者报告的事件频率更高。在与暴力行为和身心抱怨相关的评分较高与报告多次与伤害相关的事件的几率较高相关。
性别、社会背景和行为特征是影响受伤风险的因素。这些信息应该为青少年伤害预防计划的规划者提供指导。
