Sarfo Jacob Owusu, Amoadu Mustapha, Obeng Paul, Kordorwu Peace Yaa, Adams Abdul Karim, Gyan Thomas Boateng, Osman Abdul-Ganiyu, Asiedu Immanuel
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Dialogues Health. 2023 Jan 18;2:100103. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100103. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Injuries during adolescence cause lifelong harm and death. Our study used a nationally representative sample to examine the prevalence and risk factors associated with serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Panama.
We analysed Panama's 2018 Global School-Based Student Health Survey data using SPSS. Percentages were used to summarise the results of the prevalence of serious injuries. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the risk factors of serious injuries. The results were presented as an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI).
The prevalence of serious injury among in-school adolescents in Panama is 45%. Furthermore, the study found that males (AOR= 1.495, CI=1.272--1.756), truancy (AOR=1.493, CI=1.249--1.785), overweight (AOR= 1.246, 95% CI=11.057--1.469), drinking alcohol (AOR= 1.397, CI=1.151--1.695), experiencing physical attack (AOR= 2.100, CI=11.646--2.681), engaging in a physical fight (AOR=1.586, CI=1.289--1.952) and bullied outside school (AOR=1.276, CI=1.005--1.621) significantly predict serious injuries among adolescents in Panama.
Multidisciplinary approaches targeting the correlates observed will help reduce the high prevalence of serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Panama.
青少年时期的伤害会造成终身危害甚至导致死亡。我们的研究使用了具有全国代表性的样本，以调查巴拿马在校青少年中严重伤害的患病率及相关风险因素。
我们使用SPSS分析了巴拿马2018年全球基于学校的学生健康调查数据。百分比用于总结严重伤害患病率的结果。进行二项逻辑回归分析以检查严重伤害的风险因素。结果以95%置信区间（CI）的调整优势比（AOR）表示。
巴拿马在校青少年中严重伤害的患病率为45%。此外，研究发现男性（AOR = 1.495，CI = 1.272 - 1.756）、逃学（AOR = 1.493，CI = 1.249 - 1.785）、超重（AOR = 1.246，95%CI = 11.057 - 1.469）、饮酒（AOR = 1.397，CI = 1.151 - 1.695）、遭受身体攻击（AOR = 2.100，CI = 11.646 - 2.681）、参与肢体冲突（AOR = 1.586，CI = 1.289 - 1.952）以及在校外被欺负（AOR = 1.276，CI = 1.005 - 1.621）显著预示着巴拿马青少年中的严重伤害情况。
针对所观察到的相关因素采取多学科方法将有助于降低巴拿马在校青少年中严重伤害的高患病率。
