| Resumo: | The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence of unintentional lesions in Portuguese adolescents. 8215 Portuguese adolescents (52,7% girls), from 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades were inquired. The occurrence of injuries, the involvement in violent behaviours and the level of satisfaction with life were analysed. The Student’s t-test and chi-square test were used to analyse differences between genders. A logistic regression model stratified by gender were conducted to analyse the associations between injuries and violence. 41,3% of the adolescents had at least one injury event. Boys reported more injuries (55%) and more injuries with need of hospitalization (61,6%). The youngest boys who attend the 6th and 8th grades, the girls of the 8th and 10th years, from Alentejo, with Portuguese nationality, with low life satisfaction are those who had more injuries. For both genders, the occurrence of injuries is positively associated with fight’s involvement. For boys, it is also positively associated with the carrying of weapons and, for girls, with being bullied and cyberbullied and with Portuguese nationality. Involvement in violence, male gender, and younger age are risk factors to injury occurrence in Portuguese adolescents. Portuguese adolescents frequently involved in fights, boys who carried weapons and girls with Portuguese nationality, who were bullied and cyberbullied had more injuries. Preventive strategies should be developed considering the specificities for each gender. Adolescents need to recognise risk factors for injuries occurrence. Intervention need to be developed to promote adolescent’s safety.
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