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A Profile of Injuries in the Community

A Profile of Injuries in the Community. Dr. Michal Molcho, Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Galway, Ireland . Why is it important?. Injuries in the Community. Based on self report Focus on medically attended injuries to exclude minor injuries

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A Profile of Injuries in the Community

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  1. A Profile of Injuries in the Community Dr. Michal Molcho, Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Galway, Ireland

  2. Why is it important?

  3. Injuries in the Community • Based on self report • Focus on medically attended injuries to exclude minor injuries • 12 months recall period (based on previous studies on recall bias in injuries)

  4. Main sources of information • 10-18 year olds: Health Behaviour in School Age Children (HBSC) • 18+ : Survey of Lifestyle and Nutrition (SLAN)

  5. HBSC - background • A cross-national research study conducted in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe • HBSC was initiated in 1982 and is conducted every 4 years • Ireland collects data since 1998 • HBSC 2006 collected data from more than 180,000 children from 41 countries • Injury items are developed by the Violence and Injury Prevention Focus Group (VIP-FG)

  6. 2006 HBSC Ireland • N= 10,334 schoolchildren (aged 10 to 18 years) from 215 primary and post-primary schools. • Study was carried out in May-June and Sept.-Oct. 2006 • Schools’ response rate: 63%; Students’ response rate: 83% • PI: Dr. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn; Deputy PI: Dr. Michal Molcho; Research Manager: Dr. Colette Kelly • www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc

  7. SLÁN SURVEY • Nationally representative study of adults residing in Ireland • Proportionate cluster sample • Carried out between Nov. 2006 Oct. 2007 through face-to-face interviews • Response rate of 64% • Three components: • Interview 10,364 individuals aged 18+ • Anthropometric measurements 1,000 individuals aged 18-44 • Physical examination 1,600 individuals aged 45+

  8. SLÁN CONSORTIUM RCSI: Prof Hannah McGee Prof Ruairi Brugha, Dr Ronan Conroy, Dr Emer Shelley (and HSE), Ms Karen Morgan ESRI: Dr Dorothy Watson Dr Richard Layte UCC: Prof Ivan Perry Ms Janas Harrington NUIG: Prof Margaret Barry Dr Michel Molcho www.slan07.ie

  9. Prevalence of injuries • Overall, 43% (51% boys; 34% girls) of 10-18 and 9% (11 men; 7% women) of 18+ reported a medically attended injury • Of those injured, 37% of 10-18 and 51% of 18+ lost 3 or more days of activity due to an injury

  10. Injury: HBSC Girls Boys

  11. Injury: SLAN

  12. Summary • Injuries are most prevalent in young males • Sport facility, house and construction site (school for 10-18y) are leading injury locations for male, house for females • Sport activity and paid work are the leading activities in which adult males injured, house work and walking for adult females • For 10-18y of both genders sport activity and walking are the leading activities • In adults, trips and falls are the leading causes of injuries

  13. Future work • Report on injuries in Ireland • Based on SLAN survey • Will include data from HSC, HIPE data and mortality data • HRB application

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