Use of discretionary protective equipment in high school athletes: prevalence and determinants.
Am J Public Health
; 95(11): 1996-2002, 2005 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16195528
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We sought to describe the use of discretionary protective equipment among high school athletes and to examine social and behavioral determinants contributing to equipment usage.METHODS:
We analyzed data from a 3-year (1996-1999), stratified, 2-stage cluster sample of athletes engaged in 12 organized sports in 100 North Carolina high schools (n=19728 athlete-seasons) (an athlete-season represents an individual student who participates in a particular sport in a particular season). We used generalized logistic regression to model the association of social and behavioral determinants and demographic variables with discretionary protective equipment use.RESULTS:
About one third of high school athletes self-reported using lower extremity discretionary protective equipment. Girls, seniors, those who played limited-contact sports, and those who played multiple sports reported higher usage. Small school size, low player/coach ratio, high proportion of team usage, and history of previous lower extremity injury were important predictors of usage. Coaches' experience, qualifications, and training, however, were not predictive of usage.CONCLUSIONS:
Intervention efforts to promote use of discretionary protective equipment need to target school-level factors and should consider both team requirements and the role of peers in setting and reinforcing norms.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos em Atletas
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Instituições Acadêmicas
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Equipamentos Esportivos
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos