Injury and social determinants among in-school adolescents in six African countries
SOURCE: Injury Prevention
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, AFRICA, INJURY SURVEILLANCE, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5662
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5034
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5034
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, AFRICA, INJURY SURVEILLANCE, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5662
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5034
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5034
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Abstract
There is a lack of data on injury and its social correlates among in-school adolescents in Africa. The objectives of this study was to estimate the prevalence of injury among adolescents in six African countries, and to examine the consistency of associations cross-nationally between socio-demographics, social risk factors, and the occurrence of adolescent injury in Africa.-
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