Trends in childhood trauma mortality in the fast economically developing State of Qatar.

نویسندگان

  • Abdulbari Bener
  • Syed J Hussain
  • Abdul Ghaffar
  • Hala Abou-Taleb
  • Hesham F El-Sayed
چکیده

BACKGROUND the aim of this study was to explore the trends in injury mortality in children aged 0-18 years in the State of Qatar. No such study has been conducted previously in Qatar. METHODS univariate statistical analysis was used in this retrospective descriptive study. A total of 2934 children aged 0-18 years who died due to injuries in the period of 1 January 1993 to 31 December 2007 were studied. RESULTS the leading causes of death were road traffi c injuries (RTIs) (71.3%), drowning (9.3%) and accidental falls (6.0%). Injury death rates were higher in citizens (57.7%) than in non-citizens (42.3%). The children of 15-18 years old had the highest frequency of injury deaths (34.4%), followed by children of 10-14 years old (21.3%). The mortality rate of RTI per 100 000 population increased remarkably in the year 2005 compared to previous years. CONCLUSIONS the present study suggests that RTI is a major cause of childhood death. Injury mortality is higher in boys than in girls. During the period of 1993-2007, there was a dramatic increase in childhood mortality caused by RTI. This study highlights the burden of RTI caused mortalities in children, which requires immediate action.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • World journal of pediatrics : WJP

دوره 7 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011