A Profile of Injuries in the Community

Dr. Michal Molcho, Health Promotion Research Centre,

National University of Galway, Ireland

Why is it important?Why is it important?

Injuries in the CommunityInjuries in the Community

• Based on self report

• Focus on medically attended injuries to exclude minor injuries

• 12 months recall period (based on previous studies on recall bias in injuries)

• 10-18 year olds: Health Behaviour in School Age Children (HBSC)

• 18+ : Survey of Lifestyle and Nutrition (SLAN)

Main sources of informationMain sources of information

HBSC - backgroundHBSC - background

• A cross-national research study conducted in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe

• HBSC was initiated in 1982 and is conducted every 4 years

• Ireland collects data since 1998

• HBSC 2006 collected data from more than 180,000 children from 41 countries

• Injury items are developed by the Violence and Injury Prevention Focus Group (VIP-FG)

2006 HBSC Ireland 2006 HBSC Ireland

• N= 10,334 schoolchildren (aged 10 to 18 years) from 215 primary and post-primary schools.

• Study was carried out in May-June and Sept.-Oct. 2006

• Schools’ response rate: 63%; Students’ response rate: 83%

• PI: Dr. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn; Deputy PI: Dr. Michal Molcho; Research Manager: Dr. Colette Kelly

• www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc

• Nationally representative study of adults residing in Ireland

• Proportionate cluster sample• Carried out between Nov. 2006 Oct. 2007 through

face-to-face interviews • Response rate of 64%• Three components:

– Interview 10,364 individuals aged 18+ – Anthropometric measurements 1,000 individuals aged 18-44– Physical examination 1,600 individuals aged 45+

SLÁN SURVEY SLÁN SURVEY

RCSI: Prof Hannah McGee

Prof Ruairi Brugha, Dr Ronan Conroy, Dr Emer Shelley (and HSE), Ms Karen Morgan

ESRI: Dr Dorothy Watson

Dr Richard Layte

UCC: Prof Ivan Perry

Ms Janas Harrington

NUIG: Prof Margaret Barry

Dr Michel Molcho

www.slan07.ie

SLÁN CONSORTIUMSLÁN CONSORTIUM

Prevalence of injuriesPrevalence of injuries

Overall, 43% (51% boys; 34% girls) of 10-18 and 9% (11 men; 7% women) of 18+ reported a medically attended injury

Of those injured, 37% of 10-18 and 51% of 18+ lost 3 or more days of activity due to an injury

Injury: HBSCInjury: HBSC

Boys Girls

Injury: SLANInjury: SLAN

16

12

10

6

11

8 8

6

25

13

7

5

9

56 6

16

7 7

4

76

3

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+

Male Female

Age

(%)

SC1-2 SC3-4 SC5-6

SummarySummary

Injuries are most prevalent in young males Sport facility, house and construction site

(school for 10-18y) are leading injury locations for male, house for females

Sport activity and paid work are the leading activities in which adult males injured, house work and walking for adult females

For 10-18y of both genders sport activity and walking are the leading activities

In adults, trips and falls are the leading causes of injuries

Future workFuture work

Report on injuries in IrelandBased on SLAN surveyWill include data from HSC, HIPE data and

mortality data

HRB application