Abstract
Introduction Injuries are a major global health problem that affects teenagers in many countries. Though several studies have been done in many countries, little is known among adolescents in Mauritius. Therefore, our paper explored the prevalence and correlates of serious injuries among adolescents in Mauritius. Methods We analysed the 2017 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) data from Mauritius, using the Chi-square test and binomial logistic regression analysis with adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at 95% confidence interval (CI). Results The prevalence of serious injuries among adolescents in Mauritius stood at 39.0%. Also, the predictors of serious injuries included sex (AOR = 0.70, CI = 0.58–0.81), physical attack (AOR = 0.47, CI = 0.39–0.57), being bullied (AOR = 0.48, CI = 0.48–0.70), suicide ideation (AOR = 0.65, CI = 0.49–0.85), hunger (AOR = 0.65, CI = 0.48–0.86), truancy from school (AOR = 0.77, CI = 0.63–0.93), marijuana use (AOR = 0.54, CI = 0.39–0.76), alcohol consumption (AOR = 0.64, CI = 0.70–0.98), and parental neglect (AOR = 0.83, CI = 0.70–0.98). Conclusion The rate of injury among adolescents in Mauritius is moderately high, with sex, suicidal thought, hunger, truancy, drug use, and parental neglect as correlates. There is an urgent need for health promotion interventions at family, community, and school levels to deal with this level of serious injuries and the factors influencing such occurrences among these adolescents in Mauritius.
Highlights
Injuries are a major global health problem that affects teenagers in many countries. ough several studies have been done in many countries, little is known among adolescents in Mauritius. erefore, our paper explored the prevalence and correlates of serious injuries among adolescents in Mauritius
E United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) [6] reported an estimated 200,000 serious injuries and homicides among persons between the ages of 10 and 29. is figure makes the problem of injuries the fourth leading cause of death among young people worldwide
The authors found that 15.74% of adolescents in Mauritius had engaged in physical fights [12]
Summary
Injuries are among the top five causes of disability-adjusted life-years among people between 10 and 24 years [1]. Taking the paucity of evidence and resultant lack of intervention to prevent and/or reduce the occurrence of such injuries among adolescents, the island of Mauritius will lag in achieving some critical goals and targets in the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) [14]. Specific to providing quality education, health, and wellbeing opportunities for its citizens, Mauritius must be concerned about meeting targets 3.5 and 4.1 of SGDs 3 and 4, respectively, by 2030. Goal 3 calls upon nations to “ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages,” with target 3.5 encouraging all countries to “strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol” Erefore, the current study analysed the prevalence and correlates of serious injuries among adolescents in Mauritius using the 2017 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
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