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: MUBH2007_public_use

Overview

Valid: 2098

Invalid: 180

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	1317	62.8%
2	Broken bone/dislocated joint	187	8.9%
3	Cut, puncture, stab wound	141	6.7%
4	Concussion/head injury	48	2.3%
5	I had a gunshot wound	3	0.1%
6	I had a bad burn	34	1.6%
7	Lost foot, leg, hand, or arm	17	0.8%
8	Something else happened to me	351	16.7%
Sysmiss		180

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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