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The Incidence Rates and Risk Factor of Mild Injury for Two Weeks - Using Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 -  

Lee, Je-Suk (Department of Public Health Graduate School, Korea University)
Kim, Soon-Duck (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Lee, Dong-Ki (College of Medicine, Korea University)
Lee, Ji-Sung (Department of Public Health Graduate School, Korea University)
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / v.41, no.4, 2008 , pp. 279-286 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study was performed to provide the basic data for establishing countermeasures for preventing injury by analyzing the incidence rates, the risk factors, the characteristics of the injury and the utilization of medical care for mild injury that lasted for two weeks. Methods: We examined the injury survey data among the National Health and Nutrition Survey data. The definition of mild injury that lasted for two weeks was that the injury that caused pain at least once a day for two weeks or the injury for which the usual daily activity of the injured person was severely affected. We used statistical analysis methods such as chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The incidence rate of injury that lasted for two weeks was 4.7 per 1,000 persons. On the multiple logistic regression, the children and adolescents (OR=3.80, 95%CI=1.63-8.84) had higher rates of injuries than the adults, and the middle and high school (OR=0.51, 95%CI=0.31-0.85) and college(OR=0.34, 95%CI=0.17-0.68) students had lower rates of injuries than the elementary school students. The unemployed (OR=0.39, 95%CI=0.20-0.73) and others (OR=0.38, 95%CI=0.21-0,70) had lower rates of injuries than the blue collar workers. The major causes of injuries were found to be falling and slipping, and the most prevalent place of occurrence was near or at home. Conclusions: A prevention program needs to be developed and continuous education must be offered to the children, adolescents and blue collar workers.
Keywords
Mild injury; Two weeks; Wound and injuries; Risk factors; Injury severity;
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