Population-based estimates of injuries in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Nearly one in four people reported non-fatal injury; the majority sought medical attention in this population. It is important to utilise injury epidemiology to develop and implement interventions to reduce the burden of injuries in the population and on the hospitals in Sri Lanka.

Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors

“…The three leading causes of injuries are in agreement with many findings in various countries (Navaratne et al, 2009;Olawale & Owoaje, 2007;Tercero, Andersson, Pena, Rocha, & Castro, 2006). Falls in particular have been found to be the main cause of non-fatal injuries in many studies (Navaratne et al, 2009;Olawale & Owoaje, 2007;Saadat, Mafi, & Sharif-Alhoseini, 2011;Tercero et al, 2006). When analysed by age, the leading causes in each age-group were different.…”

Population based estimates of non-fatal injuries in the capital of Iran

“…This is consistent with reports from other countries [12] and with a report of DALY of diseases and injuries in Iran in the year of 2003 [18] that was prepared based on hospital data. The reason may be occupational exposure, risk taking behaviors and more likelihood of men to involve in violence.…”

“…Surveys from Vietnam, Tanzania, Pakistan, India, china Ghana, Nicaragua and Nigeria have reported falls as the leading cause of non-fatal injuries [12,14]. The incidence of fracture was 19.3 per 1000 population.…”

“…The annual incidence of all injuries (p) was assumed to be about 25 per 1000 person-years (12). Then, we multiplied the result by 1.3 to deal with the design effect.…”

Epidemiology of injuries in rural Wardha, central India

“…6 In similar study, from Sri Lanka, prevalence of injury was 2% during the last 30 days. 7 In the present study, majority of the injuries were unintentional (94.0%). Studies from rural area of Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh have reported about 99.2% and 96.5% of the injuries were unintentional.…”