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dc.contributor.authorStephan, Karen
dc.contributor.authorMcClure, Rod
dc.contributor.authorSeubsman, Sam-ang
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorYiengprugsawan, Vasoontara
dc.contributor.authorBain, Christopher J.
dc.contributor.authorSleigh, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorCohort Study Team, The Thai
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:19:54Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn01251562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42892
dc.description.abstractCountries need epidemiological information about population injury statistics to devise preventive strategies. To generate such information we estimated the one-year incidence and distribution of injury in a group of 87,134 adult Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University distance-learning students residing throughout Thailand. Those who participated joined the study by filling out a baseline questionnaire in 2005 which included a one-year recall of injuries serious enough to interfere with daily activities and/or require medical treatment. The more serious injuries were categorised by location, mechanism and intentionality. We collected sociodemographic information about the participants. Nearly 22% of participants reported at least one injury during the previous 12 months. Males, those with lower income and the less educated, had higher injury rates. Home injuries were more common among females. Sports, road and workplace injuries were more common among males. Transport injuries decreased with age and falls increased with age. Most injuries were unintentional. Injury rates among Thai adults are high. We identified at risk groups by injury mechanism and setting. Before interventions can be devised more research is needed regarding exposure and vulnerability in at risk socio-demographic groups.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent47652 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSoutheast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation
dc.publisher.placeThailand
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-41-5-2010.html
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1220
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1230
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume41
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode119999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.titleReview of injuries over a one year period among 87,134 adults studying at an open university in Thailand
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2011. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2015-06-04T03:42:20Z
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gro.griffith.authorMcClure, Roderick J.


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