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The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach.

Ki Ok AhnJungeun KimSang Do ShinHyesook ParkFederico E VacaJu Ok Park
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
The incidence rate of outside-school was higher than that of inside-school, and incidence rate of boys was higher than that of girls. Peer group risk behaviors were significant only in the injury of boys. Among the SES factors, rural area was a significant factor in girls, especially outside-school injury. Moreover, the rate of households not in an apartment was significant in all outside-school injury and outside-school injury of boys. Our study suggests that among native South Korean adolescents, neighbourhood SES and peer group risk behavior have different effects depending on the injury context such as place of occurrence or gender.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • risk factors
  • risk assessment
  • emergency medical
  • climate change
  • high school
  • human health