The pattern of injury and poisoning in South East Iran

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Fatemeh Karimzadeh²  Seddighe Jelodarzadeh²  Khodadad Sheykhzadeh²  Fatemeh Sargazi²  Mahdieh Rad²  Mahdi Mohammadi²  Alexandra LC Martiniuk¹  Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam² 

[1] Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada;Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

关键词: Sex;    Urban/rural;    Road traffic crash;    Injury;    Iran;   

Others  :  855535
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-698X-12-17

 received in 2011-11-06, accepted in 2012-08-31,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and even more so in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Iran is a LMIC and lacks information regarding injury for program and policy purposes. This study aimed to describe the incidence and patterns of injury in one province in South Eastern Iran.

Methods

A hospital-based, retrospective case review using a routinely collected registry in all Emergency Departments in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Iran for 12 months in 2007–2008.

Results

In total 18,155 injuries were recorded during the study period. The majority of injuries in South Eastern Iran were due to road traffic crashes. Individuals living in urban areas sustained more injuries compared to individuals from rural areas. Males typically experienced more injuries than females. Males were most likely to be injured in a street/alley or village whereas females were most likely to be injured in or around the home. In urban areas, road traffic related injuries were observed to affect older age groups more than younger age groups. Poisoning was most common in the youngest age group, 0 to 4 years.

Conclusions

This study provides data on incidence and patterns of injury in South Eastern Iran. Knowledge of injury burden, such as this paper, is likely to help policy makers and planners with health service planning and injury prevention.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Ansari-Moghaddam et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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