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Table 3 Factors associated with most serious injury among adolescents who participated in the 2007 Djibouti Global School-based Health Survey

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates for serious injury among adolescents participating in the Djibouti 2007 Global School-based Health Survey

Factor

Group specific serious injury

n1(%)2

OR3 (95% CI4)

AOR5 (95% CI)

Age (years)

   

< 14

180 (66.6)

1

1

14

315 (58.6)

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

0.89 (0.81, 0.98)

15

498 (61.3)

0.98 (0.91, 1.05)

0.94 (0.86, 1.02)

16+

718 (60.8)

0.96 (0.90, 1.12)

0.82 (0.76, 0.89)

Gender

   

Male

1013 (63.2)

1

1

Female

761 (57.8)

0.89 (0.86, 0.93)

0.96 (0.92, 1.01)

Bullied (number of days during past 30 days)

   

0

790 (44.8)

1

1

1-2

271 (73.6)

0.83 (0.73, 0.94)

0.99 (0.86, 1.13)

3-5

125 (81.4)

1.31 (1.11, 1.55)

1.27 (1.06, 1.52)

6-9

57 (93.1)

4.00 (2.88, 5.56)

3.19 (2.28, 4.47)

10 or more

116 (76.3)

0.96 (0.81, 1.13)

0.84 (0.71, 1.00)*

Involved in physical fighting in past 12 months

   

No

760 (47.5)

1

1

Yes

1009 (70.1)

1.61 (1.55, 1.67)

1.47 (1.40, 1.55)

Substance use (cigarette smoking, other forms of tobacco or drugs)

   

No

1444 (57.0)

1

1

Yes

198 (76.6)

1.57 (1.47, 1.68)

1.30 (1.19, 1.42)

  1. n1 (%)2; OR3 unadjusted odds ratio; CI4 confidence interval; AOR5 Adjusted odds ratio
  2. * p = 0.054
  3. * serious injury was defined as an injury that made a student to miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or job) or required treatment by a doctor or nurse.