BACKGROUND Youth whose parents are unemployed have poorer health and well-being, including more injuries that result in hospitalization. The current study examined the possibility of an association of parents' employment status with youth injury and the interaction of this status with other socio-economic factors and ethnicity. METHODS We distributed to adolescents aged 11-15 years, in class, the Israel Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey. We distinguished between any injury and severe injury, defining the latter as one necessitating the use of a cast, stitches and crutches or overnight hospitalization. RESULTS Of 13 705 respondents, 6224 (45%) had an injury in the past year that required medical treatment and 1827 pupils (13.5%) reported severe injuries. The odds of any injury were 1.86 for boys as against girls (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.73-1.99), 0.80 for school grade (95% CI 0.78-0.82), 1.56 for Arabs vs. Jews (95% CI 1.43-1.70) and 1.10 for high Family Affluence Scale (FAS) vs. medium FAS (95% CI 1.01-1.21). Only in the low FAS group, when two parents were unemployed, the odds for severe injury was 1.36 (95% CI 1.03-1.78); when one or two parents were employed, the odds of severe child injury were the same (OR 1.13 and 95% CI 0.92-1.40). CONCLUSION Factors that were found to increase the risk of injury among youth were parental unemployment, low socio-economic status and Arab ethnicity. The home environment was the most common place for injury.

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青少年受伤和父母失业——社会经济地位和种族背景的重要性

背景 父母失业的青年人的健康和福祉较差，包括导致住院的更多伤害。目前的研究调查了父母的就业状况与青少年受伤之间的关联的可能性，以及这种状况与其他社会经济因素和种族之间的相互作用。方法 我们在课堂上向 11-15 岁的青少年分发了以色列学龄儿童健康行为调查。我们区分了任何伤害和严重伤害，将后者定义为需要使用石膏、缝线和拐杖或过夜住院治疗的伤害。结果 在 13 705 名受访者中，有 6224 人（45%）在过去一年中受伤需要治疗，1827 名学生（13.5%）报告了严重受伤。任何受伤的几率都是1。男孩与女孩相比为 86（95% 置信区间 [CI] 1.73-1.99），学校年级为 0.80（95% CI 0.78-0.82），阿拉伯人与犹太人为 1.56（95% CI 1.43-1.70），高为 1.10家庭富裕量表 (FAS) 与中等 FAS (95% CI 1.01-1.21)。仅在低 FAS 组中，当两个父母都失业时，重伤的几率为 1.36 (95% CI 1.03-1.78)；当一个或两个父母受雇时，严重儿童伤害的几率是相同的（OR 1.13 和 95% CI 0.92-1.40）。结论 发现增加青年受伤风险的因素是父母失业、社会经济地位低和阿拉伯种族。家庭环境是最容易受伤的地方。中等 FAS（95% CI 1.01-1.21）。仅在低 FAS 组中，当两个父母都失业时，重伤的几率为 1.36 (95% CI 1.03-1.78)；当一个或两个父母受雇时，严重儿童伤害的几率是相同的（OR 1.13 和 95% CI 0.92-1.40）。结论 发现增加青年受伤风险的因素是父母失业、社会经济地位低和阿拉伯种族。家庭环境是最容易受伤的地方。中等 FAS（95% CI 1.01-1.21）。仅在低 FAS 组中，当两个父母都失业时，重伤的几率为 1.36 (95% CI 1.03-1.78)；当一个或两个父母受雇时，严重儿童伤害的几率是相同的（OR 1.13 和 95% CI 0.92-1.40）。结论 发现增加青年受伤风险的因素是父母失业、社会经济地位低和阿拉伯种族。家庭环境是最容易受伤的地方。低社会经济地位和阿拉伯种族。家庭环境是最容易受伤的地方。低社会经济地位和阿拉伯种族。家庭环境是最容易受伤的地方。