Prevalence and factors associated with serious injuries and aggressive behaviours among in-school adolescents in Panama

Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Amoadu, Mustapha; Obeng, Paul; Kordorwu, Peace Yaa; Adams, Abdul Karim; Gyan, Thomas Boateng; Osman, Abdul-Ganiyu; Asiedu, Immanuel

doi:10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100103

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“…Further, adolescents who abused or misused alcohol were more likely to engage in physical attacks and be bullied outside school. This finding supports previous studies [54,[57][58][59][60][61]. For example, a longitudinal study by Wialliam et al [61] found a prospective association between alcohol use, physical attacks and bullying among in-school adolescents.…”

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“…Again, the odds of alcohol use were significantly high among those who engaged in physical fights, were seriously injured, and whose parents used any form of tobacco. This outcome is similar to prior findings, where the odds of sustaining injuries were high among adolescents who drink alcohol [35,[54][55][56][57]. According to these earlier studies, adolescents who use drugs or alcohol are more likely to sustain significant injuries, which may be deliberate or unintentional.…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of alcohol use among school-going-age adolescents in Panama. Using a national school-based cross-sectional survey, data from a proportionate sample of school-going adolescents aged 13–17 years were obtained from the 2018 Panama Global School-based Student Health Survey [GSHS]. Data were analysed with a Pearson’s Chi-square test and weighted binary logistic regression. The results were reported with their corresponding adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI) and level of significance set at p < 0.05. The prevalence of alcohol use among adolescents in Panama was 30.6%. The odds of alcohol use were lower among adolescents in a lower grade than those in upper grades, and lower in those who did not eat from a restaurant than those who ate from a restaurant. Further, the likelihood of alcohol use was significantly high among those who engaged in physical fights, were seriously injured, were mostly worried, and whose parents used any form of tobacco. Other results showed that the odds of alcohol use were high among sedentary respondents, those who had multiple sexual partners and those who used amphetamines. Based on the present findings, a collaborative approach (i.e., stakeholders- the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Education- community–individual levels) towards the development and adherence of appropriate interventions aimed at reducing alcohol use is required in Panama. Specific preventive interventions would be fundamental in promoting a positive school climate to help reduce adolescents’ alcohol use and, perhaps, other anti-social behaviours (e.g., physical fights and bullying).

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Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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“…In all the analyses, the sample weighting method was applied at the school, student, and sex within grade levels to make it representative of the adolescents of the school-going population in Saint Lucia and minimise bias on various trends and nonresponses. Some variables were recorded on a binary scale in this study, as in other GSHS studies (Aboagye et al, 2022;Ackah et al, 2021;Alikhani, 2014;Mireku et al, 2021;Sarfo et al, 2023). The current analysis did not include students aged 11 and below, and those above 18 years since their frequency was below 100 cases.…”

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“…The missing data was 1.0 % to 14.0 % and were missing at random. Like a similar GSHS injury study (Mireku et al, 2021;Sarfo et al, 2023), we conducted five MI with the automatic imputation method to maintain data quality concerning missing values. Imputed values were compared reasonably to observed values and results using the complete case analysis.…”

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“…Findings from a Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) for adolescents aged 12-15 years from Low-and Middle-Income Countries showed that the overall prevalence of physical attack, physical fighting, and serious injuries for the past 12 months were 35.6 %, 36.4 % and 42.9 %, respectively (Han et al, 2019). Prevalence of serious injuries among adolescents of school-going age in Liberia [71.0%] (Pengpid et al, 2021), Ghana [66.0 %] (Ackah et al, 2021), Panama [45.0 %] (Sarfo et al, 2023), Mauritius [39.0 %] (Mireku et al, 2021), Canada [24.0 %] (Gilbride et al, 2006), China…”

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Serious Unintentional Injuries Among In-School Adolescents in Saint Lucia: A Further Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates

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European Journal of Contemporary Education

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Serious injuries among adolescents are a leading cause of death and a global public health concern. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Saint Lucia. Using a two-stage cluster sampling design to attain a fair population representation, we analysed data from the World Health Organization's 2018 Global School-based Health Survey among adolescents in the Eastern Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. We used the Chisquare test and binomial logistic regression analysis with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at a 95 % confidence interval (CI). We observed that the prevalence rate of serious injuries among adolescents in Saint Lucia was 44.5 % (24.5 % male versus 20.0 % female). After controlling for other factors, serious injuries among in-school adolescents in Saint Lucia were predicted by sex (male) (

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Prevalence and factors associated with serious injuries and aggressive behaviours among in-school adolescents in Panama

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Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Serious Unintentional Injuries Among In-School Adolescents in Saint Lucia: A Further Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates

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