@article{ref1,
title="Labor and related injuries among schoolchildren in Palestine: findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006)",
journal="ISRN pediatrics",
year="2014",
author="Jildeh, Christine and Abdeen, Ziad and Al Sabbah, Haleama and Papandreou, Christopher and Ghannam, Ibrahim and Weller, Nancy and Philalithis, Anastas",
volume="2014",
number="",
pages="729573-729573",
abstract="Background. Labor related injuries among Palestinian schoolchildren are a significant undocumented public health concern. This study aimed at documenting the prevalence and nature of work related injuries among schoolchildren as well as identifying sociodemographic factors that predict these injuries. <br><br>METHODS. A cross-sectional survey included 15,963 children of whom 6458 (40.8%) completed an optional package related to labor. Students aged 12-18 years self-completed the international WHO collaborative HBSC valid questionnaires between April and May of 2006. <br><br>RESULTS. Approximately 73.8% of the students who filled the optional package reported working during the last 12 months, of whom 79.1% sustained a work related injury. Work injuries were significantly higher among boys, younger children, and children enrolled in UNRWA schools and living in Gaza Strip (P < 0.05). Children working ≥3 hours/day were more likely to experience injuries, 1.73 (95% CI, 1.53-1.95), than those working ≤3/day. About half of the children worked in retail trade (51.5%), agriculture (20.0%), and cleaning (11.4%). Injury type was related to the type of work performed. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. The high prevalence of injuries among working Palestinian schoolchildren confirms its severity as a public health problem. To reduce occupational injuries, policymakers and professionals should develop intervention programs that target the public and health providers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-469X",
doi="10.1155/2014/729573",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/729573"
}