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Ulla Korpilahti1,2, Mari Koivisto3,4, Timo Partonen1
1Promotional and Preventive Work Unit, Department of Healthcare and Social Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
European Journal of Public Health
|November 16, 2025
Summary
Home and leisure injuries affect over 30% of Finnish students, with sports, leisure, and home accidents being most common. Risk factors include anxiety, heavy drinking, drug use, and foreign background, highlighting the need for comprehensive prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Adolescent Health
- Injury Prevention
Background:
- Injuries result in significant health loss, disability, and economic costs.
- Understanding non-school related injuries in adolescents is crucial for effective prevention.
- Existing research often overlooks the multifaceted factors contributing to home and leisure injuries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate self-reported home and leisure injuries in Finnish 8th and 9th graders.
- To identify potential explanatory factors associated with these injuries.
- To inform preventive strategies by considering complex contributing elements.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional surveys conducted biennially from 2013 to 2021, involving 383,550 pupils.
- Logistic regression analysis to assess associations between injuries and explanatory variables.
- Utilized Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model and KINDL-R quality of life measurement.
Main Results:
- 31.4% of respondents reported at least one home or leisure injury.
- Most common injuries were sport-related (19.8%), other leisure (13.8%), and home/nearby (9.4%).
- Risk factors included severe anxiety, heavy alcohol consumption, drug use, foreign background, and male gender; lack of close friends showed a protective association.
Conclusions:
- Home and leisure injuries are prevalent among adolescents, linked to risky behaviors, emotional well-being, social factors, and housing.
- Low use of safety equipment indicates a need for improved safety awareness.
- Preventive interventions must adopt a holistic approach, addressing the complex interplay of individual and environmental factors.
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