Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan Global School-Based Health Survey

Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause of death among adolescents in the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of injuries and their associated factors among school going adolescents aged 13-17 years using data from the most recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Sri Lanka. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire, among 3,262 adolescents attending government schools. The sample was selected through a two-staged cluster sampling technique. In the first stage, 40 schools were selected using probabilities proportional to school enrollment size, from all schools in the country that have classes in grades 8-12 . Then, from the selected schools, classes were selected using systematic equal probability sampling with a random start. The weighted prevalence was calculated, and logistic regression analysis was conducted in order to determine the correlates. Results During the 12 months before the survey, 35.8% (95% CI-30.7 - 41.1) of the students reported being seriously injured one or more times. The injuries were more common among males, but were equally common among the two different age groups (13-15 age group vs 16-17 age group). The most common type of injury was cut or stab wounds (5.5%), followed by broken bones/dislocated joints (5.3%). Multivariable analysis revealed that only a few factors were associated with injury, such as being of the male sex, being bullied, being physically attacked, and/or being in a physical fight. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration when designing school-based interventions to prevent adolescent injuries.

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Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan global school-based health survey

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-09839-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sashimali Wickramasinghe ◽

Nalika Sepali Gunawardena ◽

Dhanusha Punyadasa ◽

Shanthi Gunawardena ◽

Champika Wickramasinghe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Health Survey ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Unintentional Injuries ◽

School Based ◽

The World

Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause of death among adolescents in the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of injuries and their associated factors among school going adolescents aged 13–17 years using data from the most recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Sri Lanka. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire, among 3262 adolescents attending government schools. The sample was selected through a two-staged cluster sampling technique. In the first stage, 40 schools were selected using probabilities proportional to school enrollment size, from all schools in the country that have classes in grades 8–12. Then, from the selected schools, classes were selected using systematic equal probability sampling with a random start. The weighted prevalence was calculated, and logistic regression analysis was conducted in order to determine the correlates. Results During the 12 months before the survey, 35.8% (95% CI-30.7 - 41.1) of the students reported being seriously injured one or more times. The injuries were more common among males, but were equally common among the two different age groups (13–15 age group vs 16–17 age group). The most common type of injury was cut or stab wounds (5.5%), followed by broken bones/dislocated joints (5.3%). Multivariable analysis revealed that only a few factors were associated with injury, such as being of the male sex, being bullied, being physically attacked, and/or being in a physical fight. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration when designing school-based interventions to prevent adolescent injuries.

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Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan Global School-Based Health Survey

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27879/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sashimali Wickramasinghe ◽

Nalika Gunawardena ◽

Dhanusha Punyadasa ◽

Shanthi Gunawardena ◽

Champika Wickramasinghe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Health Survey ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Unintentional Injuries ◽

School Based ◽

The World

Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause of death among adolescents in the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of injuries and their associated factors among school going adolescents aged 13-17 years using data from the most recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Sri Lanka.Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire, among 3,262 adolescents attending government schools. The sample was selected through a two-staged cluster sampling technique. In the first stage, 40 schools were selected using probabilities proportional to school enrollment size, from all schools in the country that have classes in grades 8-12. Then, from the selected schools, classes were selected using systematic equal probability sampling with a random start. The weighted prevalence was calculated, and logistic regression analysis was conducted in order to determine the correlates.Results During the 12 months before the survey, 35.8% (95% CI-30.7 - 41.1) of the students reported being seriously injured one or more times. The injuries were more common among males, but were equally common among the two different age groups (13-15 age group vs 16-17 age group). The most common type of injury was cut or stab wounds (5.5%), followed by broken bones/dislocated joints (5.3%). Multivariable analysis revealed that only a few factors were associated with injury, such as being of the male sex, being bullied, being physically attacked, and/or being in a physical fight.Conclusion This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration when designing school-based interventions to prevent adolescent injuries.

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Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan Global School-Based Health Survey

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27879/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sashimali Wickramasinghe ◽

Nalika Gunawardena ◽

Dhanusha Punyadasa ◽

Shanthi Gunawardena ◽

Champika Wickramasinghe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Health Survey ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

School Enrollment ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Unintentional Injuries ◽

School Based

Abstract BackgroundUnintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; being the leading cause of death among them throughout the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of injuries and their associated factors among school going adolescents aged 13-17 years using the data of the most recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Sri Lanka.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted, using a self-administered questionnaire, among 3,262 adolescents attending government schools. The sample was selected through a two-staged cluster sampling technique. In the first stage, 40 schools were selected, using probability proportional to school enrollment size, out of all schools that have 8-12 grades in the country. Then, from the selected schools, classes were selected using systematic equal probability sampling with a random start. Weighted prevalence was calculated, and logistic regression analysis was conducted in order to determine the correlates.ResultsDuring the 12 months before the survey, 35.8% (95% CI-30.7 - 41.1) of the students reported being seriously injured once or more times. The injuries were more common among males, but were equally common among different age groups (13-15 age group vs 16-17 age group). The most common type of injury was cut or stab wound (5.5%), followed by broken bone/dislocated joint (5.3%). Multivariable analysis revealed that only a few factors were associated with injury, such as male sex, being bullied, being physically attacked, and/or being in a physical fight.ConclusionThis study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help the policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration while designing school-based interventions in order to prevent adolescent injuries.

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Serious Non-Fatal Unintentional Injuries Among in-school Adolescents in Sri Lanka: Results from the 2016 Sri Lankan Global School-Based Health Survey

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27879/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sashimali Wickramasinghe ◽

Nalika Gunawardena ◽

Dhanusha Punyadasa ◽

Shanthi Gunawardena ◽

Champika Wickramasinghe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Health Survey ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

School Enrollment ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Unintentional Injuries ◽

School Based

Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents, is a major public health problem world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents are due to unintentional injuries, with this being the leading cause of death among them, throughout the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of injuries and their associated factors among school going adolescents of ages 13–17 using the data of the most recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Sri Lanka. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 3,262 adolescents attending government schools, using a self-administered questionnaire. The sample was selected through a two-staged cluster sampling technique. In the first stage, 40 schools were selected from among all schools that have grades 8–12 in the country, using probability proportional to school enrollment size. Then, from the selected schools, classes were selected using systematic equal probability sampling with a random start. Weighted prevalence was calculated, and logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the correlates. Results During the 12 months before the survey, 35.8% (95% CI-30.7–41.1) of the students reported being seriously injured one or more times. The injuries were more common among males but was equally common among different age groups (13–15 age group vs 16–17 age group). The most common type of injury was cut or stab wound (5.5%), followed by broken bone/dislocated joint (5.3%). Multivariable analysis revealed that only few factors were associated with injury such as male sex, being bullied and being physically attacked or being in a physical fight Conclusion This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. School-based interventions to address these issues should be designed with the goal of increasing adolescents’ awareness of possible preventive measures of unintentional injuries.

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Cerebral Cystic Echinococcosis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1155/2020/1754231 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Abolghasem Siyadatpanah ◽

Enrico Brunetti ◽

Amir Emami Zeydi ◽

Yousef Dadi Moghadam ◽

Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Problem ◽

Larval Stage ◽

Cystic Echinococcosis ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Cestode Species ◽

Iranian Patient ◽

The World ◽

The Brain

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected helminthic disease and major public health problem in several regions of the world. The zoonosis is caused by the larval stage of different cestode species belonging to the genus Echinococcus. CE can affect any organ with the liver and lungs being most commonly involved. The brain is involved in less than 2% of the cases. We report a case of a CE1 echinococcal cyst of the brain in an Iranian patient.

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Targeted Nutrition in Chronic Disease

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12061682 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 1682

Author(s):

Peter Bergman ◽

Susanna Brighenti

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Chronic Disease ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Aging Population ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

The World

Today, chronic disease is a major public health problem around the world that is rapidly increasing with a growing and aging population [...]

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Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Burkina Faso

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462310000243 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 233-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bocar Kouyaté ◽

Victor Nana

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Health Problem ◽

Hospital Admissions ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Combination Therapies ◽

Medical Consultations ◽

Children Under 5

Malaria is a major public health problem in Burkina Faso. Statistics from health facilities in 2006 show that 40.1 percent of medical consultations, 53.4 percent of hospital admissions, and 45.8 percent of deaths are malaria related (2). Malaria among children under 5 years of age accounted for 46 percent of all cases in 2004, 49 percent in 2005 and 48 percent in 2006. In the same age group, malaria was the cause of 66.4 percent of deaths in 2004, 62.0 percent in 2005 and 62.7 percent in 2006.

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Mongolian spot

Radiography Open ◽

10.7577/radopen.1198 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 6

Author(s):

Roshan Bista ◽

Prativa Pandey

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Pediatric Patient ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

The World ◽

Lumbar Area ◽

Mongolian Spot

Colorful skin spots on a pediatric patient can easily be mistaken as signs of child abuse. Professionals should therefore gain knowledge about Mongolian spots; also known as Mongolian blue spots. These are flat, congenital and benign birthmarks, commonly located in sacro-coccygeal or lumbar area of an infant. Child abuse is a major public health problem across the world. The most common manifestations of physical child abuse are cutaneous, and their recognition and differential diagnosis are of great importance. Mongolian spots may appear as signs of child abuse; however, Mongolian spots are harmless.

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How coffee affects metabolic syndrome and its components

Food & Function ◽

10.1039/c7fo00388a ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 2089-2101 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

B. Baspinar ◽

G. Eskici ◽

A. O. Ozcelik

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

The World

Metabolic syndrome, with its increasing prevalence, is becoming a major public health problem throughout the world.

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GLOBAL OBESITY AND PAKISTAN

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.46903/gjms/18.02.831 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 43-44

Author(s):

Iftikhar Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Communicable Diseases ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Double Burden ◽

Non Communicable Diseases ◽

The World ◽

Developed World

Obesity is rapidly becoming a major public health problem in many parts of the world, including Pakistan. Developed world is viewing a huge switchover from acute and communicable diseases to the chronic and non-communicable diseases. However many developing countries including Pakistan, experience the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

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