Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007

Mauritius, 2007

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MUS_2007_GSHS_v01

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Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Ministry of Education and Human Resources, World Health Organization

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What was serious injury past 12 mo. (Q19)

Data file: MUAH2007_public_use

Overview

Valid: 1095

Invalid: 45

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 25

End: 25

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	606	55.3%
2	Broken bone/dislocated joint	80	7.3%
3	Cut, puncture, stab wound	99	9%
4	Concussion/head injury	17	1.6%
5	I had a gunshot wound	2	0.2%
6	I had a bad burn	20	1.8%
7	Lost foot, leg, hand, or arm	15	1.4%
8	Something else happened to me	256	23.4%
Sysmiss		45

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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