PREVALENCE OF INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF RURAL AND URBAN SHIVAMOGGA – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: adolescents constitute 20.9% of the Indian population. The problems of adolescents are multi-dimensional in nature and require a holistic approach. They are particularly susceptible to high-risk behaviour. Hence, it is important to assess the risk behaviour possessed by the adolescent population. Objectives: to determine the prevalence of intentional and unintentional injuries among rural and urban adolescents. Methods: the study was conducted in urban and rural field practice areas of Shivamogga institute of medical sciences, Shivamogga. Multistage random sampling done to get sample size of 193 in each urban and rural areas. Data was collected after informed consent using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed in epi info. Results: among bike riders in urban 50 (31.25%) wear helmet while driving whereas in rural only 33(25.98%) wear helmet while driving. In urban 46 (73.02%) never wear seat belt, 9 (14.29%) adolescents sometime wear seat belt and 8 (12.70%) adolescents always wear seat belt promptly whenever they drive car. In rural 51 (70.83%) never wear seat belt, 16 (22.22%) adolescents sometime wear seat belt and 5 (6.94%) adolescents always wear helmet promptly. 114 (7.50%) adolescents in urban claimed to involved in physical fight where in rural, 111 (46.25%) adolescents were involved in physical fight. Conclusion: There has been an increasing need of inculcating health practices in this age group through different channels to unleash their true potential. The findings will help the policy makers to device appropriate measures to cater to the needs of this vulnerable section of the society.
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Kanchana Nagendra, Raghavendraswamy Koppad
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- EP ID EP522598
- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.2.104-106
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