Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007

Ghana, 2007

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GHA_2007_GSHS_v01

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Middle Tennessee State University

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What was serious injury past 12 mo. (Q19)

Data file: GHBH2007_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 1634

Invalid: 209

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

The next 5 questions ask about the most serious injury that happened to you during the past 12 months. An injury is serious when it makes you miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or a job) or requires treatment by a doctor or nurse.

Literal question

During the past 12 months, what was the most serious injury that happened to you?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Not seriously injured	550	33.7%
2	Broken bone/dislocated joint	287	17.6%
3	Cut, puncture, stab wound	332	20.3%
4	Concussion/head injury	138	8.4%
5	I had a gunshot wound	51	3.1%
6	I had a bad burn	64	3.9%
7	Lost foot, leg, hand, or arm	70	4.3%
8	Something else happened to me	142	8.7%
Sysmiss		209

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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