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Abstract
Background: Alcohol-related harm in young people is now a global health priority. We examined trends in hospital admissions for alcohol-related injuries for adolescents in Western Australia (WA) and in England, identified groups most at risk and determined causes of injuries. Methods: Annual incidence rates for alcohol-related injury rates were calculated using population-level hospital admissions data for WA and England. We compared trends in different types of alcohol-related injury by age and gender. Results: Despite a decrease in the overall rate of injury admissions for people aged 13-17 years in WA, alcohol-related injuries have increased significantly from 1990 to 2009 (from 8 to 12 per 10 000). Conversely, alcohol-related injury rates have declined in England since 2007. In England, self-harm is the most frequently recorded cause of alcohol-related injury. In WA, unintentional injury is most common; however, violence-related harm is increasing for boys and girls. Conclusion: Alcohol-related harm of sufficient severity to require hospital admission is increasing among adolescents in WA. Declining trends in England suggest that this trend is not inevitable or irreversible. More needs to be done to address alcohol-related harm, and on-going monitoring is required to assess the effectiveness of strategies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e014913 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2017 |
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Public Health Approach to Child Abuse & Neglect - Antecedents Outcomes & International Comparisons of Trends
Stanley, F. (Investigator 01), O'Donnell, M. (Investigator 02), Nassar, N. (Investigator 03), Gilbert, R. (Investigator 04) & Brownell, M. (Investigator 05)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/05/16
Project: Research
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Training Fellowship - Public Health Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect: Antecedents, Outcomes and International Comparisons of Trends
O'Donnell, M. (Investigator 01)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Pathways Policies and Prevention - Better Outcomes for Western Australian Children
APAI, N. N. (Investigator 01), Stanley, F. (Investigator 02), APAI, U. (Investigator 03), Leonard, H. (Investigator 04), APAI_1, N. N. (Investigator 05), De Klerk, N. (Investigator 06), APAI_2, N. N. (Investigator 07), Li, J. (Investigator 08), Nassar, N. (Investigator 09), Zubrick, S. (Investigator 10), Taylor, C. (Investigator 11), Bartnik, E. (Investigator 12), Walker, P. (Investigator 13), Gwilliam, C. (Investigator 14), Johnson, I. (Investigator 15), Marney, T. (Investigator 16), Murphy, T. (Investigator 17), O'Callaghan, K. (Investigator 18), O'Neill, S. (Investigator 19) & Searle, G. (Investigator 20)
ARC Australian Research Council
30/06/10 → 30/06/18
Project: Research