Incidence Rate and Epidemiological Aspects of Injuries Due to Accidents in Khomein City, Iran (2018)

Authors

  • Abouzar Raeisvandi MSc in Epidemiology, Avaj Health Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
  • Heshmatola Rezai General Practitioner, Khomein Health Center, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
  • Javad Nazari Assistant Prof., Dept. of Pediatrics, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
  • Majid Pishvar MSc in Strategic Management, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
  • Mohamad Ali Oroji Assistant Prof., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
  • Mohamad Moazeni MSc in Strategic Management, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
  • Mojtaba Didehdar Assistant Prof., Dept. of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
  • Yasan Kazemzadeh MSc in Epidemiology, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Abstract:

Background: Accidents and injuries are one of the most important causes of disability and death in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the incidence rate and epidemiological characteristics of accidents in the Khomein city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done by national program of accidents and injuries registry data in the Khomein city (n=986(. To calculate the annually Incidence Rate (IR) and age-standardized incidence rate (ASR), the world standard population was used. Chi-square and independent t-test were used to examine the relationship or difference between variables. Results: The mean age of the injured cases was 33.5±18.2 year. The annually Incidence Rate (IR) of accidents and injuries was 941.2 cases per 100,000, while the age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) were estimated 919 per 100,000 people. The sex ratio (male to female) in all accidents was 2.45. The most incidents occurred in both sexes were reported car accidents (32.55%), motorcycle accidents (31.8%), pedestrian accidents (16.5%) and poisoning (6.18%), respectively. Significant difference was observed between gender and type of incidents. Suicide attempts in the female group were 6.5 times higher than the male group. Conclusion: The incidence rate of traffic crashes in the city of Khomein is several times higher than provincial and national levels. Therefore, should be In addition to the optimizing the roads and removing the Accident-prone spots. The high occurrence of poisonings and suicide attempt in the womenchr('39')s group is warning danger for the authorities to take preventive policies and applying cultural mechanisms to reduce this ratio.

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volume 9  issue 3

pages  133- 139

publication date 2020-07

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