| Autor: |
Ramesh Masthi NR; Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. ramesh.masthi@gmail.com, Kishore SG |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Indian journal of public health [Indian J Public Health] 2012 Jul-Sep; Vol. 56 (3), pp. 235-7. |
| DOI: |
10.4103/0019-557X.104262 |
| Abstrakt: |
Domestic accidents are worldwide health problems. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural field practice area of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. A total of 5419 individuals were selected from 30 clusters (villages) using cluster sampling technique. Of the 5419 study population, 50.9% (2748) were males and the rest were females. The prevalence of domestic accidents in the rural community was found to be 9.6% (522 individuals who had sustained domestic accidents), was found to be more in females compared with males, which was statistically significant with P-value =0.0077 (Z value =9.09). Falls 43% (225) was the most common type of domestic accidents. The most common place of occurrence of domestic accidents was 46% (243) kitchen, most frequent site of injures in domestic accidents was upper limbs. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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