VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN MANSOURA, EGYPT

Authors

Karima A. Badawy, Public Health Department, Students Hospital and Prof, of Public Health, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University, Egypt.
Sanaa El-Fedawy, Public Health Department, Students Hospital and Prof, of Public Health, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University, Egypt.
Abdel-Hady EI-Gilany, Public Health Department, Students Hospital and Prof, of Public Health, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University, Egypt.

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

This work was carded out on adolescent students in Mansoura to study the prevalence, determi­nants and health impacts of violence among secondary school students. A total of 1088 students were selected by cluster sampling tech­niques from public general and tech­nical secondary schools of both urban and rural areas. Data was collected through an anonymous self-administered questionnaire dur­ing the class time. More than 28% of students initiat­ed violence within the past year prior to the study. The vast majority (82.3%) of these assaults was initiat­ed with bare hands. The victims were injured in 20.1% of cases. The com- monest injury was contusion (74.2%) and wounds (35.5%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis pointed to eight predictive variables for violent behavior. These are male gender, imitation of televi­sion violence, risk-taker, often fight verbally, often cruel to animals, dis­ruptive in class, subjected to corporal punishment and contribution to family income. There is a need for both communi­ty and school-based intervention pro­gram addressing the problem of vio­lence and its modifiable risk factors.

Recommended Citation

Badawy, Karima A.; El-Fedawy, Sanaa; and EI-Gilany, Abdel-Hady (2003) "VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN MANSOURA, EGYPT," Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 32 : Iss. 1 , Article 11.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2003.127232

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