Number and percent distribution of injury prevention and control topics* taught in medical schools by geographic region, 2002–03
| Injury topic | Region, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa (n = 3) | Americas (n = 12) | Asia/Oceania (n = 16) | Europe (n = 46) | Middle East (n = 5) | p value† | |
| *Percent indicates that at least one injury issue within each topic and not necessarily the whole topic was taught in a medical school. | ||||||
| †Pearson χ2 test for overall differences between geographic regions. Values less than 0.05 in bold. | ||||||
| Basics | 3 (100.0) | 10 (83.3) | 11 (68.8) | 36 (80.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0.22 |
| Unintentional | ||||||
| Traffic related | 0 (0.0) | 7 (58.3) | 10 (62.5) | 29 (64.4) | 1 (20.0) | 0.09 |
| Drowning | 1 (33.3) | 5 (41.67) | 12 (75.0) | 20 (44.4) | 1 (20.0) | 0.14 |
| Fall injuries | 1 (33.3) | 7 (58.3) | 11 (68.8) | 33 (73.3) | 1 (20.0) | 0.11 |
| Burn injuries | 2 (66.7) | 10 (83.3) | 11 (68.8) | 27 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0.16 |
| Occupational | 1 (33.3) | 10 (83.3) | 8 (50.0) | 34 (75.6) | 1 (20.0) | 0.02 |
| Sports related | 0 (0.0) | 6 (50.0) | 7 (43.75) | 29 (64.4) | 1 (20.0) | 0.07 |
| Intentional | ||||||
| Child abuse | 2 (66.7) | 11 (91.67) | 14 (87.5) | 36 (80.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0.52 |
| Youth violence | 0 (0.0) | 5 (41.67) | 6 (37.5) | 17 (37.8) | 1 (20.0) | 0.65 |
| Intimate partner violence | 3 (100.0) | 11 (91.7) | 12 (75.0) | 25 (55.6) | 0 (0.0) | <0.01 |
| Sexual violence | 3 (100.0) | 11 (91.7) | 13 (81.3) | 28 (62.2) | 1 (20.0) | 0.02 |
| Elder abuse | 0 (0.0) | 8 (66.7) | 5 (31.3) | 17 (37.8) | 1 (20.0) | 0.14 |
| Suicide | 1 (33.3) | 10 (83.3) | 11 (68.8) | 36 (80.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0.37 |
| Other | ||||||
| Emergency care | 3 (100.0) | 10 (83.3) | 16 (100.0) | 39 (86.7) | 2 (40.0) | 0.02 |
| Legal issues | 1 (33.3) | 10 (83.3) | 10 (62.5) | 25 (55.6) | 1 (20.0) | 0.13 |
| Social issues | 1 (33.3) | 6 (50.0) | 9 (56.3) | 19 (42.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.26 |