The Study of the Incidence Rate of Accident in the Students of Primary Schools in Hamadan District 1998 – 99
Accidents as the second cause of disabilities, are the health problems in society that can cause the social, mental and physical disorders and sometimes lead to death. Students of primary schools at the age of under 12 have been known as the high risk population in accidents. In this study...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
2001-12-01
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| Series: | پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-859-en.html |
| Summary: | Accidents as the second cause of disabilities, are the health problems
in society that can cause the social, mental and physical disorders and
sometimes lead to death. Students of primary schools at the age of under
12 have been known as the high risk population in accidents. In this study, it
has been attempted an expressive and clear description of incidence rate
of accident is presented in the students studying in Hamadan primary
schools.
This study performed on 35000 students including 17500 female and
17500 male students in primary schools in the region 1 and 2 depended on
Hamadan district. Accident incidence was reported daily through
questionnaire and collected at the end of each month.
According to the results obtained, the incidence of Accident were 1.6%
in the students of primary schools. The most further incidence was in fifth
grade (1.94 %). Accident incidence in urban schools was reported 1.63%
and in rural schools was 1.37%. In fall season the accident incidence was at
the highest rate (0.716%), and the place of accidents were in the schools
(56.1%). Accident incidence was 2.31% in male students and 0.88% in
female ones. Statistical tests showed the significant difference between
accident incidence with sex, educational grades and the season of
accident incidence (P < 0.05). The average of absence in the injured
students was 2.6 days.
This study demonstrated that incidence of accident in students of
primary schools have been low. The boys was in higher risk than the girls
and the most of the accidents was in fifth grade. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-722X 2588-7238 |