Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
Relationship between unintentional injury and health risk behaviors among adolescents
Xiaoming Yu, Yitian Zhang, Sizhe Huang, Jiali Duan, Xing Wan
Published 2017-02-20
Cite as Chin J Behav Med & Brain Sci, 2017, 26(2): 163-166. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2017.02.014
Abstract
ObjectiveTo identify the effect of health risk behaviors on accidental injury of adolescents.Then analyze the strength and approach of the health risk behaviors.
MethodsCluster sampling on various stages and strata methods was adopted.The adolescents from grade one to three in junior school students and grade one to three in senior high school students completed the questionaire. A total of 4 408 students were surveyed and 4 309 samples were valid. Path analysis was used to understand how factors could influence injury incidence.
ResultsThe incidence of adolescent injury was 15.53%. Statistical differences were found between genders (male 17.77%, female 13.36%, χ2=15.91, P<0.01), education levels (junior high school 17.36%, senior high school 13.99%, χ2=11.45, P<0.01) and cities (Beijing 12.97%, Zhongshan 17.95%, χ2=20.33, P<0.01). Those who got injured were found with more health risk behaviors. Health risk behavior was the direct influencing factor to injury, as well as a possible risk factor to multiple injuries.
ConclusionHealth risk behaviors can strongly affect adolescent injury, and can be an indicator. Reducing health risk behaviors is important in adolescent injury prevention.
Key words:
Adolescent; Accidental injury; Health risk behavior; Path analysis
Contributor Information
Xiaoming Yu
Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Yitian Zhang
Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Sizhe Huang
Health Center of Primary and Secondary School in Zhongshan, Zhongshan 528400, China
Jiali Duan
Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China
Xing Wan
Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China