Estimating population-based injury prevention practices.
This study piloted a survey suitable to generate statewide prevalence estimates for injury prevention practices and/or behaviours. A number of prevalence estimates of injury prevention practices and/or behaviours were generated in the pilot. For example, the prevalence of a household smoke alarm was high (732/1000 households) and yet only 44% of households had tested the functionality of the alarm in the 12 months preceding the survey. Findings of this kind point to an increasing need for primary care practitioners to play a leading role in targeting preventive strategies for injury. In addition, the survey methods and approach highlight the value of such information to health departments and non-government agencies in terms of targeting priority injury risk behaviours and the evaluation of injury-related intervention programmes. The survey has been designed so the methods can be applied nationally and internationally.
Stevenson
Mark R
MR
Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Division, The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. mstevenson@thegeorgeinstitute.org
Cercarelli
L Rina
LR
Lee
Andy H
AH
Rimajova
Miroslava
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*