Objective To evaluate the effects of the preventive measures for accidental injuries in middle school students, and to provide reference for formulating injury intervention measures.
Methods Students of 2 middle schools in Zhabei District were selected by cluster random sampling and randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group implemented a series of collective interventions for 1 year, while the control group without any interventions. Changes in the students' injury-related knowledge, attitude & behavior and the incidence of school injuries were compared and analyzed before and after the intervention.
Results At the baseline, the average score of injury knowledge was 8.18 for the intervention group and 8.05 for the control group, without statistical differences. After the intervention, the average score of injury knowledge was 9.21 for the intervention group and 7.82 for the control group, and the difference was statistically significant. There was no statistical difference in the injury-related attitude, the practice of unsafe behaviors, and the incidences of school injuries between the intervention group and the control group after the intervention.
Conclusion The comprehensive intervention has significantly improved students' knowledge level on school injuries and prevention. The injury intervention should be carried out on a long term basis to improve injury related behaviors and reduce the incidence of school injuries.
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