title: [Analysis on absentees due to injury during 2012-2013 school year from 32 primary schools in Hubei province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze absentees due to injury among primary school pupils in Hubei, 2012-2013; and to provide theoretical basis for the prevention and control of injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 32 primary schools in Qianjiang city and Shayang county were sampled to conduct injury absenteeism surveillance, and the total number of students was 21 493. The surveillance contents included absent dates, genders, grades, initial or return absent, and the detailed absent reasons. The classification of injury was based on the 10th Revision of the international classification of diseases developed by WHO. Data from 2012-2013 school-year were extracted from the surveillance system for analysis. The total surveillance period was 182 days, of which the fall semester was 98 days and the spring semester was 84 days. The absenteeism rate and injury rate in different characteristics of primary school students were compared by χ² test, and the possible risk factors of injury were preliminary explored by calculating the RR (95% CI) value.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total daily injury absenteeism rate was 8.26/100 100 during 2012-2013 school-year in 32 primary schools in Hubei province, which was higher in fall semester (9.16/100 000), Qianjiang area (9.63/100 000), rural primary schools (13.44/100 000), boys (9.57/100 000), 1-2 grades (10.41/100 000), and the differences were significant (P < 0.05). The total injury rate was 0.46%. Rural primary schools (RR = 2.32, 95% CI: 1.46-3.70), boys (RR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.23-2.87), and 3-4 grades (RR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.10-3.09) were identified as high-risk factors, while using city primary schools, girls, and 5-6 grades as references, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The injury absenteeism rate and injury rate were more higher in rural primary schools, boys and low or middle grades in Hubei province during 2012 to 2013 school year, so monitoring and preventive measures should be focused on those students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Weirong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yunzhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Email: sf_nie@mails.tjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shaofa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nie
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D014947:Wounds and Injuries